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Historical Event on 2/17/1980
Indira Gandhi dissolves nine state assemblies led by opposition. She imposed presidential rule in Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra, U.P., Bihar, Orissa, M.P., Rajasthan, Punjab and Gujarat.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 6/15/1960 | Bardwan University was established in West Bengal. |
| 9/21/1857 | Bahadurshah Jafar - II surrendered against the British troops. |
| 6/13/1995 | India and France sign Bilateral Investment Protection pact. |
| 5/24/1933 | Hemchandra Tukaram Dani, cricketer (Test Ind vs Pak, 1-19, ct 1, DNB), was born in Dudhani, Maharashtra. |
| 2/20/1999 | India and Pakistan signed a formal agreement for launching the Delhi-Lahore bus service. |
| 1/21/1997 | First group of bank documents relating to Bofors case handed over to Indian Government. |
| 11/11/1906 | Chetput Ramaswami Pattabhi Raman, politician and social worker, was born at Madras. |
| 6/23/1946 | Gandhiji advises Congress not to enter Interim Government, but only Constituent Assembly. |
| 11/6/1952 | Dipal Jayant Tilak, journalist and editor, was born. |
| 12/20/1956 | Saint Gadgebaba died. |
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