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Historical Event on 2/17/1994

Chimanbhai Patel, chief minister of Gujrat, passed away at the age of 65 years.

Other Historical Dates and Events
2/24/1957General Election ( 2nd) of India begins.
6/20/1997Basu Bhattacharya (65), film-maker, died in Mumbai.
4/12/1621Guru Teg Bahadur Singh, Sikh Guru, was born.
2/14/1891Stephen Smith, greatest pioneer of air borne mail, was born at Strawberry Hill, Shillong, Assam.
6/25/2000The Government agrees to the bifurcation of the Telecom Ministry.
4/11/1993Laxmanrao Madhav Bhide, senior freedom fighter and history expert, passed away.
1/23/1993Indian Airlines B737 crashes at Aurangabad, 61 die.
11/27/1994Shyam Vyas, veteran Hindi story writer, passed away.
8/25/1996194 pilgrims die of cold at the cave temples of Amarnath .
1/19/1997Malaysian PM Mahathir Mohamad arrives in India on a 4-day visit.