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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
1/22/1683Shri Samarth Ramdas passed away.
1/29/1948Angry refugees ask Gandhiji to retire to the Himalayas.
4/19/1976Indira Gandhi proposes a resumption of ties with Pakistan in New Delhi.
5/28/1907Purohit Dingambar Vinayak (Nanasaheb), leader in Maharashtra, was born.
7/11/1630Rezabeebeth Sookeas Begum passed away.
1/5/1948Parthasarathy Harishchandra Sharma, cricketer (Indian batsman of the mid-70's), was born in Alwar, Rajasthan.
12/28/1995Third Indian Remote Sensing Satellite (IRS-1C), carring advanced remote sensing cameras was launched by Russian Molniya launch vehicle. It is still in service.
10/18/1997Prince Philip switches on the internet version of Malayala Manorama and The Week at Kochi.
11/9/1992Chandralekha resigns from IAS and joins Tamizhaga Wellatchi Iyyakkam (Tamil Movement for Good Government) led by Dr. Subramaniam Swamy.
11/17/1932The Third Round Table Conference began in London. It was not attended by the Congress as the real Indian participation in the making of the constitution was negligible. Since Gandhi was in prison because of his civil disobedience movement he could not attend it either. This conference ended on 24th November 1932 without achieving anything.