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Historical Event on 2/17/1976

Urban Ceilings Act comes into force.

Other Historical Dates and Events
8/12/199272 militants surrendered before Punjab CM Beant Singh.
8/7/1985Geet Sethi, national champion, was the third Indian to become World Amateur Billiards Champion by beating Robert Marshal of Australia.
6/15/1659Aurangzeb declared as the Emperor at Delhi.
1/11/1993Communal violence in Bombay and Ahmedabad spreads; By-elections postponed.
1/5/1934Dr. Murli Manohar Manmohan Joshi was born in Delhi.
12/26/1999Shankar Dayal Sharma (81), former President of India, died in New Delhi.
3/24/1990Indian Peace Keeping Force (IPKF) was withdrawn in toto from the northern and eastern provinces of Sri Lanka.
11/7/1958Nehru said the role of Gen. Mohammed Ayub Khan in Pakistan had increased the 'risk and danger of war' between India and Pakistan.
11/5/1950Faiyaj Khan, famous singer of Indian classical music, died.
2/18/1998C. Subramaniam, former Maharashtra Governor, is awarded Bharat Ratna.