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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 |
| 12/25/1876 | Mohamad Ali Jinnah, the founder of Pakistan, was born. |
| 8/12/1919 | Dr. Vikram Ambalal Sarabhai, the father of Indian space technology and scientist, was born at Ahmedabad. |
| 8/3/1985 | Ramon Magsaysay Award for Public Service goes to Baba Amte. |
| 4/22/1840 | James Princes, British research scientist and archeaologist, passed away. |
| 7/4/1899 | Vishnuprasad Ranchhoddas Trivedi, famous critic in Gujrati, educationist and author, was born at Umreth, Gujarat . |
| 12/20/1999 | Win Chadha ready to come to India to face trial in the Bofors case. |
| 3/30/1997 | Congress Party withdraws support to the 10-month old H. D. Deve Gowda Government at the centre, and stakes its claim to form an alternative government. |
| 10/9/1877 | Utkalmani Pandit Gopabandhu Das, great freedom fighter, social reformer, educationist, poet, author, lawyer of modern Orrisa, was born in Puri District, Orissa. |
| 12/7/1782 | Hyder Ali, warrior of Mysore, passed away in a camp near Chittur. |
| 3/13/1940 | Michael O' Dyer, former Governor of Punjab, was shot by Udham Singh in Caxton Hall at point-blank range in full view of a large gathering in London. |
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