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Historical Event on 2/17/1976

New Zealand score their first innings win in Tests vs India.

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10/25/1990JD and BJP withdrew support to Rajasthan and Gujarat governments respectively.
8/14/1987Bharat Ratna, India's highest award, was given to Khan Abdul Gaffar Khan (1890-1988), Frontier Gandhi. He is the first non-Indian to receive this honour.
7/1/1941C. Y. Chintamani died.
7/27/199511 Cong-I and National Conference activists were gunned down in J&K after they were abducted from their homes.
8/25/2000Veerappan seeks release of 121 prisoners, including 51 booked under TADA at the Mysore prison and compensation to victims of STF excesses 
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10/4/1986Helicoptor Corporation of India established.
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