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Historical Event on 2/17/1994

Former US Congressman Stephan Solarz named Ambassador of India.

Other Historical Dates and Events
9/10/1918Muslim riots break out in Calcutta.
4/27/1920Dr. Manibhai Desai, great Gandhian leader and Magssese Awardee, was born.
2/11/1906Daily Tribune' started its printing from Lahore.
5/5/1944Gandhi-Jinnah talks break down on Pakistan issue.
4/2/1970Privy purses and special privileges of former Indian rulers abolished.
4/2/1970Babur's eldest son Humayun ascended the throne. He was, doubtless, a man of parts.
11/24/1932The Third Round Table Conference ended in London. As Gandhi was in prison because of his civil disobedience movement he could not attend it. This conference ended without achieving anything.
7/5/1994Vaikom Mohammed Basheer, 86, Malayalam literary genius, died in Beypore in Kerala.
7/5/1995Tarapur nuclear station controls the leakage and soil contamination within the natural background radiation levels.
10/26/1999India is re-elected to United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP).