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Historical Event on 2/17/1907
Henry Olcott, co-founder (Theosophical Society-Madras), passed away.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 6/20/1997 | Basu Bhattacharya (65), film-maker, died in Mumbai. |
| 12/6/1952 | First Indo-Soviet Trade agreement signed. |
| 10/30/1928 | Madhav Vinayak Gothoskar, cricket Test umpire for 14 tests from 1972-84, was born in Mumbai. |
| 9/25/1985 | Akali Dal wins Punjab state elections. |
| 1/28/1898 | Nivedita, an Irish lady of Scottish descent, came to India. |
| 3/1/1963 | 25 Sqn, AF was formed with 04XAN-12 aircraft acquired from the erstwhile USSR. This was to supply lines to the Army in the Northern Sector encompassing J&K and Ladakh regions. |
| 6/1/1933 | Fortnightly 'Bal Sanmitra' was published. |
| 10/16/1942 | Cyclone in Bay of Bengal kills some 40,000 people in south of Calcutta, India. |
| 6/6/1867 | Baba Kharak Singh, freedom fighter, was born at Sialkot. |
| 7/28/1999 | Shiv Sena president Bal Thackeray is banned from voting and contesting in any election for six years from December 11, 1995 on the recommendations of the Election Commission. |
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