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Historical Event on 10/17/1999

Chiranjeev Milkha Singh won the Lexus International Golf tournament in Bangkok.

Other Historical Dates and Events
12/19/1995Unidentified aircraft drops a heap of sophisticated arms and ammunition, including AK-47 rifles, rocket launchers and anti-tank grenades in Purulia district in West Bengal.
9/25/1984Indian Army withdraws from the Golden Temple; repair of Akal Takht complete.
3/20/1904Charles Freer Andrews came to India as a Christian Missionary and joined the staff of St. Stephen's College in Delhi.
6/14/1905Smt. Hirabai Barodekar, famous veteran Maharashtrian classical singer, was born.
2/23/1768Nizam accepted British supremacy and Smith Col. signed peace treaty with the Nizam.
10/10/1957Jagdeep', a children's film, won the first prize at the Ninth International Exhibition of Films for Children at Venice.
11/6/1998Koneru Humpy wins the World under-12 girls' chess title in Oropesa del Mar, Spain. Azharuddin becomes the highest run-getter (displacing Desmond Haynes, 8648 runs) in LOI history in the Coca Cola cup, Sharjah.
7/1/1991Rupee devalued by 8.5\%.
2/22/1946Curfew imposed till 9 p.m. by the British in Bombay as rioting and looting continued for the second day.
1/27/1888Jinvijayji Muni, famous Shwetambar Jain Yati, was born.