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Historical Event on 10/17/1999

Indian men bagged bronze in the Asian team chess championship in Shenyang.

Other Historical Dates and Events
4/23/1751Gilbert Aliat Minto, governor general of East India Company, was born.
10/21/1981Kerala under central rule.
10/25/1990Captain Sangma, first Chief Minister of Meghalaya, died.
1/19/1985Dr. P. C. Alexander, principal secretary to the PM, quits following the arrest of three aides in an espionage case.
12/3/1955In exercise of the powers conferred by the provision in Article 343 (2) of the constitution, orders were issued for the use of Hindi language in addition to the English language for specific purposes of the union.
10/16/1942Cyclone in Bay of Bengal kills some 40,000 people in south of Calcutta, India.
9/14/1933Gandhi declares one-year moratorium on civil disobedience in India.
2/18/1983Violence between Hindu Tamils and Buddhist Singhalese in Sri Lanka marks beginning of Tamil rebellion by Tiger freedom fighters demanding an independent nation called Eelam. Prolonged civil war results.
7/29/1980India won Gold Medal in Hockey at Moscow Olympics.
7/6/1881Saint Gulabrao Maharaj was born in Vidarbha.