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Historical Event on 2/17/1994

Former US Congressman Stephan Solarz named Ambassador of India.

Other Historical Dates and Events
5/13/1949Maharashtra Granthalay Sangh was established.
2/8/1936Manohar Shankar Hardikar, cricketer (batted in 2 Tests India vs West Indies in 1958-59), was born in Baroda.
3/3/1997Bill Gates, Microsoft Chairman, arrives in New Delhi.
5/4/1980Coal Mine Worker's Day established.
7/9/199517 Indian mountaineers peaked Jogambha in the Garhwal Himalayas.
9/29/1725Robert Clive, one of the founders of British empire in India and diplomat, was born.
5/19/1951Sukhdev Bihari Mishra of Mishra Brothers, first historian of Hindi litterateur, passed away.
4/20/1971Air India started Boing 707 Jumbo Jet flight between Bombay and London.
11/11/1991Supreme Court declares the Anti-Defection Law as constitutional but holds that decisions of Presiding Officers under the law could be subjected to judicial review.
6/23/1994Two Britishers held hostage by terrorists in Kashmir for 17 days were set free.