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Historical Event on 2/17/1997

Notorious criminal Charles Sobhraj released from jail after 20 years, and re-arrested soon after release under Foreigners' Regional Registration Act.

Other Historical Dates and Events
6/9/1967Narayan Shripad Rajhans, alias Bal Gandharva, went into a coma in Bombay and never regained his consciousness.
12/15/1675Guru Tegh Bahadur was beheaded in Delhi by Aurangzeb for his refusal to embrace him.
9/1/1942Rasbihari Bose established the Indian National Army.
8/30/1928Jawaharlal Nehru lays his plans for a free India and becomes president of Congress Party in 1929.
1/28/1950Supreme Court of India was inaugurated.
6/29/1997Anand wins Frankfurt chess classic '97 title in Germany.
1/23/1664Shahaji Raje died in an accident.
1/24/1826Gnanendra Mohan Tagore, first Indian barrister, was born in Calcutta.
10/1/1847Annie Besant, famous philosopher and thesophist, was born in London.
9/5/1793Mir Kasim lost To Britishers near Rajmahal in battle of Udaynala.