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Historical Event on 2/17/1997
Anand finishes sixth in the City of Linares category 19 chess where Kasparov makes in four-in-a-row.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 8/26/1874 | Ishwar Sharan Munshi, politician and philosopher, was born. |
| 1/5/1934 | Dr. Murli Manohar Manmohan Joshi was born in Delhi. |
| 7/13/1998 | The Government is prevented from tabling the Women's Reservation Bill. |
| 8/1/1963 | Soviets offer India arms to block China. |
| 4/4/1926 | Martial law is declared in Calcutta as rioting continues. |
| 7/31/1658 | Aurangzeb appoints himself Mongol emperor. |
| 2/22/1885 | Jatindra Mohan Sen Gupta, great nationalist leader, was born. |
| 7/31/1912 | Allan Octavian, great social reformer, patriot, lawyer, journalist and politician, passed away at the age of 84. |
| 10/14/1999 | Sheikh Shamim, an Indian, is hanged for espionage in Pakistan. |
| 6/2/1756 | Fort William, the English stronghold in Bengal, was surrendered to Siraj-ud-Daulah. |
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