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Historical Event on 2/17/1907
Henry Olcott, co-founder (Theosophical Society-Madras), passed away.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 5/3/1999 | Cochin Port Trust men and Southern Railway women won the 21st Federation Cup volleyball titles in Pathanamthitta. |
| 5/10/1957 | Dr. Rajendra Prasad elected President of India for a second term. |
| 2/17/1976 | Urban Ceilings Act comes into force. |
| 9/7/1988 | President's rule in Mizoram. |
| 7/20/2000 | In a nationwide swoop, IT Department officials search the residences of cricketers Kapil Dev, Mohammad Azharuddin, Ajay Jadeja and former ICC Chairman Jagmohan Dalmiya and recover incriminating documents. |
| 7/20/2000 | Guru Angad, Sikh Guru, was born. |
| 4/20/1914 | Gopinath Mahanti, famous Oriya novelist and Gyanpeeth awardee, was born. |
| 3/18/1953 | Backward Classes Commission inaugurated. |
| 7/4/1912 | Pandit Nivrittibuwa Sarnaik, singer of 'Jaypur Gharana', was born. |
| 2/4/1973 | India's then biggest commercial ship merchant fleet 88,000 DWT super tanker ""Jawaharlal Nehru"" commenced its services for the Nation. |
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