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Historical Event on 2/17/1994

Gopikrishna, internationaly famed 'Kathtak' exponent, died at the age of 61 years.

Other Historical Dates and Events
7/10/1997Rafiq Sadiq, Congress(I) leader, escapes attempt on life when armed militants ambush motorcade near Achabal in South Anantnag, Kashmir valley.
12/10/1948Human Rights Day.
4/6/1968Indira Gandhi,PM, inaugurated the construction of Bokaro Steel Plant.
10/25/1990JD and BJP withdrew support to Rajasthan and Gujarat governments respectively.
8/9/1971Vinodnand Jha, former Chief Minister of Bihar, died.
3/1/1992Anant Gundopant Tendulkar, great journalist, passed away.
6/29/2000The Election Commission derecognises seven regional parties in some states -- Samata Party in Haryana, Shiv Sena in Dadra and Nagar Haveli and the RJD in Manipur, NTR-Telugu Desam Party in Andhra Pradesh, the Samajwadi Janata Party (Rashtriya) in Chandigarh, the United Minority Front in Assam and the Haryana Vikas Party in Haryana-- These will remain registered but unrecognised parties.
8/8/1984P.T. Usha at Los Angeles sets record for 400m H. (Women) in 55.42.
7/4/1933Mahatma Gandhi sentenced to one year imprisonment.
3/15/1908Police shoot four people in rioting.