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Historical Event on 8/17/1997

Leander-Mahesh duo wins International ATP doubles in Connecticut.

Other Historical Dates and Events
11/18/1978Dhirendra Ganguly, film maker, writer, director and actor, passed away.
11/14/1964Nehru Commemorative coin is released.
12/14/1998The Supreme Court allows Karnataka to begin skeletal work on erection of 26 crest gates at the Almatti dam on the Krishna at ''its own risk and cost'', but directs it not to raise the dam height beyond the present 509 metres.
12/1/1947India all out for 58 vs Australia at Gabba.
2/16/1931Viceroy Lord Irwin meets Mahatma Gandhi for the first time.
3/10/193917 villages damaged by hailstones in Hyderabad, India.
2/17/1992Tripura's Congress (I) ministry falls as TUJS withdraws support.
12/5/1950Sikkim becomes a protectorate of India.
7/2/1997Screening for Hepatitis C made mandatory all over India.
12/31/1706Francois Martin, founder of Pondicherry and was its first Governor General, died. He founded Pondicherry, the future capital of French India in 1674.