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Historical Event on 2/17/1998
Delhi-Tamil Nadu Ranji Trophy super-league match in Chennai was abandoned owing to pitch tampering.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 5/8/1954 | Indian Government decided to integrate Chandranagar in West Bengal which was under the rule of the French. |
| 1/1/1934 | Raju V. Vikram, cricket test umpire for 2 tests from 1984-87, was born at Karnataka. |
| 7/7/1799 | Ranjit Singh captured Lahore in Punjab from Sikh rulers. |
| 4/30/1909 | Kirpal Prem Nath, educationist, was born at Moga (Punjab). |
| 3/25/1911 | L. D. Swamikannu publishes ""Manual of Indian Chronology"" in Bombay. |
| 8/12/1905 | Japan, Britain reach an accord determining spheres of influence in Far East; India to remain with the British. |
| 7/15/1997 | Mahesh Chander Mehta, Environmental activist, wins Ramon Magsaysay Award. |
| 2/13/1984 | Indira Gandhi, Prime Minister, inaugurated the first manufacturing work of Indian Submarines at Mazgaon Dock, Bombay. |
| 5/5/1903 | Former minister William Petty declares Persian Gulf a part of British dominion in India. |
| 2/5/1949 | Judgement on Gandhi's murder; Godse and Apte to be executed. |
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