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Historical Event on 2/17/1997

Anand finishes sixth in the City of Linares category 19 chess where Kasparov makes in four-in-a-row.

Other Historical Dates and Events
1/29/1853Madhusudan Rao, modern writer in Oria language, was born.
2/23/1998BJP leader Ranjit Yadav was shot dead in Sahibganj district.
11/9/1913Weekly 'Pratap' was published from Kanpur which was edited by Ganesh Shankar Vidyrarthi.
5/26/1998Prof. Jagdish Bhagwati, economist, was awarded the 1998 Freedom Prize of the Max Schmidmeiny Foundation.
5/14/1993Justice V. Ramaswamy decides to resign.
5/1/1997Anand wins all three categories in Amber chess tournament in Monte Carlo.
7/23/1976Hari Chand at Montreal sets record for 10,000m in 28.48.72.
4/11/1999The DRDO has successfully flight tested AGNI-11 with a range of 2000 km, using solid propellant rocket motors in both stages and rail mobile launcher system from its new launch complex in the Orissa Coast. With this launch the country has reached the point of operationalisation of AGNI-11 as a weapon system. (1-1-2000).
7/4/1992Sanskrit made a compulsory subject from sixth to intermediate classes in Uttar Pradesh.
4/8/1993CBI extensively raided VHP offices; BJP MP Brijbhushan Saren Singh among five arrested.