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Historical Event on 2/17/1976

New Zealand score their first innings win in Tests vs India.

Other Historical Dates and Events
2/10/1931Capital of India shifted from Old Delhi to New Delhi, formal inauguration of New Delhi City took place.
8/14/1942Usha Mehta, freedom fighter, started broadcasting from a secret transmitter on the wave length of 42.84 meters. This channel was used for freedom movement telecasts.
12/10/1990The communal disturbances between Hindus and Muslims in Hyderabad claim more than 100 lives, and violence spreads to Aligarh and Kanpur also.
1/25/1989Motilal Vora sworn in as CM of Madhya Pradesh.
4/14/1988Ashok Kumar, actor, recieved the Dada Saheb Phalke Award.
3/26/1931New Delhi replaces Calcutta as capital of British-Indies.
1/14/1984Gujarati Daily 'Samkalin' of Indian Express Group published.
2/3/1997Major fire reduces Calcutta Book Fair to ashes.
3/12/1988Samresh Basu, famous Bengali writer, passed away.
2/20/1953India opens $ 140 mil. power system modeled after TVA.