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Historical Event on 2/17/1917

Fali Mistry, film director and cameraman, was born in Bombay.

Other Historical Dates and Events
5/19/1951Sukhdev Bihari Mishra of Mishra Brothers, first historian of Hindi litterateur, passed away.
10/24/1933Govindjee, famous scientist, was born in Allahabad, U.P. He found cutting plant sections easier than dissection of animals.
11/25/1999Madras HC sets aside Tamil Nadu Governor Fathima Beevi's order rejecting the mercy petitions of four accused in Rajiv Gandhi case.
3/12/1996Election Commission rejects claim by Indira Congress as the real Congress. The 'hand' symbol will remain with Indian National Congress headed by PVN Rao.
1/18/1938The last batch of the political prisioners sailed back to the mainland from the Cellular Jail.
12/23/1977Harvinder Singh, great Indian ODI pace-bowler (1997), was born.
2/13/1601John Lancaster leads 1st East India Company voyage from London.
11/9/1948Administration of Mayurbhanj State taken over by the Government of India.
9/16/1996First one-day international in Canada played between India and Pakistan at Toronto.
12/6/1997Space shuttle Columbia's astronauts return to earth following a two-week science mission on an enquiry awaiting them because of botched satellite release. Columbia and its crew of six, including India-born Kalpana Chawla, swooped through a clear chilly sky and landed on runway at Kennedy Space Centre. Astronauts save runaway $10-million satellite by catching it with their hands.