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Historical Event on 2/17/1968

Dr. Kailas Nath Katju, freedom fighter, politician, leader, Governor of Orissa and West Bengal, passed away.

Other Historical Dates and Events
9/4/1888Mahatma Gandhi left for London, England to study Law.
10/15/1997Arundhati Roy (37), Delhi-based author wins Britain's most prestigious literary award 'Booker Prize' for her novel "The God of Small Things'
12/7/1825First Steam Engine Ship ""Enterprise"" reached Calcutta.
2/8/1986Sister Alphonsa was beatified by his Holiness Pope John-ll at Kottayam. She was the first woman from India to be raised to this honour. (19-7-96).
5/14/1993Bombay High Court upholds Goa C.M. Ravi Naik's disqualification by speaker under anti-defection bill.
8/2/1993Seven JD (A) rebel MPs admitted to Congress (I).
4/12/1997Maharashtra assembly adopts bill banning interviews for admitting students to pre-primary schools.
8/3/1905Uma Datt Sraswat, famous writer, was born at Biswan in U.P.
9/15/1967Ramkrishnarao Burgula, Chief Minister of Hyderabad, died.
7/25/1997Laloo Yadav resigns as Bihar Chief Minister after CBI-designated court issues an arrest warrant against him in fodder scam case. His wife, Rabri Devi, is sworn in as his successor. She becomes first woman Chief Minister of the State.