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Historical Event on 4/17/1997
Biju Patnaik, 81, Janata Dal leader and important personality in Orissa politics, died.

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5/16/1946	Gandhiji's Cabinet Mission announces Plan.
1/27/1931	Mahatma Gandhi was released from jail, ending eight months of imprisonment for his campaign of civil disobedience against British rule. To avoid demonstrations, Gandhi was released late in the evening from the Yerovda jail and put on a night train to Bombay. There was hope in British circles that the release of Gandhi would end the strife and lead to discussions of dominion status. Gandhi made clear, however, that he would persist in his civil disobedience campaign.
2/1/1956	Judge Sudhi Ranjan Das became the Chief Justice of India. He helded this office till 30/09/1959.
2/21/1996	Japanese encephalitis', caused by virus transmitted by mosquitoes, claims 21 lives in Kerala.
3/24/1968	The second Indian-made rocket 'Menaka' successfully launched at the Thumba station.
7/9/1951	India's first Five Year Plan prepared and published. There was the first amendment to the Constitution and the first general elections were held.
4/7/1818	British Government imposed 'State Prisoners Regulation III -1818' for detention and deportion of political prisoners and revolutionaries without any trial. This black act was in force till 1947 when India got independence.
4/5/1987	The centenary of Bombay Fire Brigade was celebrated. (CIVIC).
5/18/1926	Naranjan Bhagat, famous Gujrathi poet, was born.
2/18/1665	The Portuguese handover Mumbai island to England.

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Historical Event on 4/17/1997 Biju Patnaik, 81, Janata Dal leader and important personality in Orissa politics, died.

Historical Event on 4/17/1997
Biju Patnaik, 81, Janata Dal leader and important personality in Orissa politics, died.