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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
5/23/1895Shivprasad Sitar-E-Hind passed away.
7/16/1914N. E. Balram, communist leader, died.
2/27/1996Manmohan Singh presents the vote-on-account as part of the interim budget in Lok Sabha for 1996-97 with a Rs. 5000 crore deficit.
5/15/1958Gift Tax Act was introduced.
10/22/1796Sawai Madhav Rao Peshwa II committed suicide by jumping from the terrace.
6/17/1991Bharat Ratna, India's highest award, was given to Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel (Posthumous) (1875-1950).
11/17/1966India's beauty queen Rita Faria was crowned as 'Miss World' in World Beauty contest held in London. She was a medical student.
1/9/1982A group of 21 Indian scientists team led by S. Z. Qasim started for the first ever Antarctica expedition on December 1981 - Jan 1982.
8/29/1947Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar became the President of Constitution Council.
3/29/1954Indian Institute of Public Administration inaugurated.