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Historical Event on 2/17/1980
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.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 1/15/1898 | Nanasaheb Ramji Tawde, educationist and scientist, was born at Taluq Malvan, Maharashtra. |
| 4/29/1954 | India accepted Tibet as a part of China. |
| 8/3/1994 | The first successful heart transplant operation was performed at the All India Institute of Medical Science, New Delhi, by a team of doctors led by Prof. P. Venugopal (25-2-96). |
| 9/7/1965 | U.S. suspends military aid to India and Pakistan. |
| 3/28/1917 | Umesh Chandra Panigrahi, great author and journalist, was born at Raruan, Orissa. |
| 8/16/1886 | Swami Ramakrishna Paramahamsa dies at the age of 50. His real name was Gadadhar Ghatterji. An Indian mystic, leader and saint, he preached unity of religions. Swami Vivekanand was his disciple. |
| 5/28/1997 | Former Union Ministers Arjun Singh, N.D. Tiwari, R.K. Dhawan and Madhavrao Scindia discharged in the Jain hawala case by special judge V.B. Gupta. |
| 11/3/1945 | Temporary Octroi Mandal established. |
| 5/29/1933 | Gandhi ends his 21-day fast, his second for the cause of the 'untouchables'. |
| 3/5/1961 | Sachin Sengupta, famous writer, dramatist and journalist, passed away. |
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