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Historical Event on 2/17/1994
Former US Congressman Stephan Solarz named Ambassador of India.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 6/20/1992 | Carnatic musician Maharajapuram Santhanam died in a car accident in Villupuram in Tamil Nadu. |
| 4/27/1907 | Fearing uprising in Punjab, British arm volunteers. |
| 2/1/1929 | Jyotirbhaskaracharya Jayant Salgaonkar was born. |
| 7/20/1993 | Chander Mohan, son of Haryana CM Bhajanlal, wins the by-elections in the Kalka assembly constitutency by a margin of 61,800 votes. |
| 9/11/1875 | Koyaji Jahangir Kuwanrji, famous economist, was born. |
| 7/1/1952 | Olympic Games open at Helsinki. |
| 10/19/1970 | First Indian-made MIG-21 handed over to the Air Force. Privy purses and privileges of former Indian rulers abolished. |
| 8/9/1966 | Heroes of the 1942 movement were honoured at a rally in Red Fort. |
| 5/10/1917 | Ramanand Maru Amin, great novelist, was born in Baloor, Mangalore. |
| 2/28/1919 | Sunderlal Khurana, great politician and journalist, was born. |
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