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Events for February 17

17-February-1618	First English Ambassador Sir Thomas Roe returned to England after meeting Emperor Jahangir in his court.
17-February-1670	Shivaji won Singh Garh Fort from Mughals. This victory was on the shoulders of Tanaji who was martyred in this attack. Shivaji proclaimed ""Garh Alaa pan Singh Gela"" which means that Fort was won but the Lion was los
17-February-1698	Aurangzeb fell to Jinjee fort, seat of Maratha power, after eight-year siege.
17-February-1883	Vasudeo Balvant Phadke, great revolutionary, freedom fighter and social reformer, passed away in prison at Aden.
17-February-1907	Henry Olcott, co-founder (Theosophical Society-Madras), passed away.
17-February-1917	Fali Mistry, film director and cameraman, was born in Bombay.
17-February-1918	S. V. Kumaraswamy, cricket Test Umpire for 1 test from 1961-62, was born at Tamil Nadu.
17-February-1931	Viceroy of India Lord Irvin accepted Mahatma Gandhi as leader of people and invited him at Vicregal Lodge (now known at Rashtrapati Bhavan). After the event, Winston Churchill, who later became Prime Minister of Britain, referred Gandhiji as ""the Half-Naked Fakir of Indi
17-February-1948	Gorkha Rifles Battalion Group (INDBATT) unit was re-designated as the 5th Battalion the 8th Gorkha Rifles (the Sirmoor Rifles).
17-February-1968	Dr. Kailas Nath Katju, freedom fighter, politician, leader, Governor of Orissa and West Bengal, passed away.
17-February-1976	New Zealand score their first innings win in Tests vs India.
17-February-1976	Urban Ceilings Act comes into force.
17-February-1980	Indira Gandhi dissolves nine state assemblies led by opposition. She imposed presidential rule in Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra, U.P., Bihar, Orissa, M.P., Rajasthan, Punjab and Gujarat.
17-February-1986	Jiddu Krishnamurti, famous Indian philosopher (Kingdom Happiness), passed away at the age of 90 yrs at Ojai, California, USA.
17-February-1991	Krishnabai Mote, famous author and social worker, passed away.
17-February-1992	S. V. Sheshadri, sports journalist, passed away.
17-February-1992	Tripura's Congress (I) ministry falls as TUJS withdraws support.
17-February-1993	Rani Gaidinliu, freedom fighter, social reformer and political leader, died at her native village in Manipur. The British army made a surprise attack on her position and captured her. On 17th October, 1932, Pandit Nehru once wrote ""A day will come when India will remember her and cherishe he
17-February-1994	Bihar leader Ram Lakhan Singh Yadav and Mizoram's Dr. C. Silvera inducted into Union Cabinet.
17-February-1994	Former US Congressman Stephan Solarz named Ambassador of India.
17-February-1994	Chimanbhai Patel, chief minister of Gujrat, passed away at the age of 65 years.
17-February-1994	Gopikrishna, internationaly famed 'Kathtak' exponent, died at the age of 61 years.
17-February-1997	Notorious criminal Charles Sobhraj released from jail after 20 years, and re-arrested soon after release under Foreigners' Regional Registration Act.
17-February-1997	Anand finishes sixth in the City of Linares category 19 chess where Kasparov makes in four-in-a-row.
17-February-1998	Delhi-Tamil Nadu Ranji Trophy super-league match in Chennai was abandoned owing to pitch tampering.
17-February-1998	Re-poll is ordered in 599 polling stations spread over nine states, following reports of largescale booth capturing. The Election Commission is to probe malpractices in Madhepura, Baghpat and Patna.