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Historical Event on 10/17/1994

Kapil Dev's last one-day international vs West Indies.

Other Historical Dates and Events
1/3/1985Azharuddin scores 110 in first Test innings.
7/5/1993Supreme Court dismisses the stay petition of Union Government regarding lifting of ban on the RSS and the Bajrang Dal by the Babri Tribunal.
10/29/1961New All India Muslim League was established.
5/5/1932Prabhatkumar Mukhopadhyay, famous Bengali short story writer and novelist, passed away.
12/28/1981Salman Rushdie is awarded the Booker Prize for Midnight's Children.
2/16/1997Tribal militants kill 21 persons in Tripura.
5/18/1974Jayaprakash Narayan led a procession against economic conditions in Patna. There was lathi charged and he issued a call for total revolution. He also started the 'Citizens for Democracy' movement.
12/14/1955Henry Heras, famous artist and an active member of the Indian Historical Records Commission, died in Bombay.
7/6/1942Urmila Devi Shastri, freedom fighter and editor of ""Janma Bhoomi"", died due to non-medical facility and mal-nutrition in Jail. She has also written ""Karagaar Ke Anubhav"" in 1930. She was arrested for Satyagrah and forcefully closing of Foreign Goods.
7/21/1883Star Theatre was opened in Calcutta.