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Historical Event on 2/17/1994

Gopikrishna, internationaly famed 'Kathtak' exponent, died at the age of 61 years.

Other Historical Dates and Events
4/23/1774British Commander Colonel Chapman defeated Rohilla's army and captured Ruhelkhand.
11/21/1971Rebellion in East Pakistan (formerly Bengal). Ten million Bengalis flee to India. Indo-Pak border clashes escalate to war. India defeats West Pakistan. E. Pakistan becomes independent Bangladesh.
12/21/1999The Gujarat Government asks the Hindu Jagran March to go-ahead with the 'Shilanyas' for a Ram temple at Halmodi in Surat district.
5/26/1935Swami Mrigendra Channaya, great Social Scientist in Maharashtra, was born.
4/14/1992The 79th Plenary session of the Indian National Congress opens in Tirupati.
7/4/1989Union Deputy Ministers were promoted to the rank of Ministers of State.
4/27/1919Ustad Allarakha Khan, great Tabla player, was born.
11/5/1931M. G. Subramaniam, cricket test umpire for 2 tests from 1983-84, was born in Karnataka.
1/29/1948Angry refugees ask Gandhiji to retire to the Himalayas.
1/28/1925Raja Ramanna, fourth President of Indian Atomic Energy Commission, was born.