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Historical Event on 2/17/1918
S. V. Kumaraswamy, cricket Test Umpire for 1 test from 1961-62, was born at Tamil Nadu.
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| 9/21/1997 | Mahesh Bhupathi wins a cliff-hanger as India clinches Davis Cup World Group play-off tie against Chile 3-2 in Delhi. |
| 1/1/1976 | Broadcasting of Commercial Advertisements on TV stations started. |
| 11/7/1908 | N. R. Shede (Annasaheb), litterateur and editor, was born. |
| 8/25/1996 | 194 pilgrims die of cold at the cave temples of Amarnath . |
| 12/3/1970 | Rajendra Agriculture University established at Bihar. |
| 7/11/2000 | Amrita Pritam, noted litterateur, honoured with the highest award for Punjabi literature for the century:""Shatabdi Samman"". |
| 6/24/1966 | Atul Chandrakant Bedade, cricketer (Indian ODI batsman from 1994), was born in Bombay. |
| 11/23/1997 | Nirad C.Chaudhuri, famous author, completed 100 years of his life. |
| 1/26/1950 | Government of India accepted the National Emblem. It consisted of Head of Lion which is taken from Ashok piller situated near Sarnath. |
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