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Historical Event on 2/17/1917
Fali Mistry, film director and cameraman, was born in Bombay.
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| 2/8/1994 | Kapil Dev sets world record for Test Cricket wickets with 432. |
| 8/18/1900 | Vijayalakshmi Pandit, first woman President of U.N.O. General Assembly, was born. |
| 4/8/1759 | British troops chase French out of Masulipatam, India. |
| 1/11/1994 | Hyderabad score 6 for 944 against Andhra Pradesh in Ranji Trophy. |
| 4/6/1934 | Nilkanth Yashwant Khadilkar, editor of Marathi daily newspaper, was born. |
| 5/1/1923 | Under the leadership of Singaravelu Chettiar, the first May day was celebrated in India. |
| 2/7/1795 | Dutch Prince William V accepts British occupation of Dutch Indies. |
| 11/22/1872 | Meera Behn (Medlin Slade), freedom fighter, was born at England. |
| 3/7/1996 | Union Cabinet clears decks for extending benefits of reservation to Dalit Christians. |
| 7/14/1856 | Gopal Ganesh Agarkar, great social worker, was born. |
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