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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
5/2/1996General Election 2nd phase begins in 204 LS and 223 Assembly constituencies spread over 17 States & union territories.
7/18/1997Fifth Pay Commission report approved by Central Govt.
4/6/1919Mahatma Gandhi declared an All India Strike against the Rollatt Act .This was the first strike.
11/12/1996Over 350 people die in mid-air collision in Bhiwani district, Haryana.
11/30/1915Venkat Apparao Gurjad, famous Telgu poet, died.
7/25/1813First boat race started at Calcutta on the Hooghly river where seven sailing boats had competed.
12/15/1997Orissa Janata Dal unit splits with 29 of 43 Legislature Party members forming 'Biju Janata Dal'.
8/13/1998India signs two agreements with the World Bank for concessional credit through the International Development Association for $115.4 million.
11/1/1996K.L. Chugh and J.N. Sapru, former chairmen of ITC, remanded to custody in connection with FERA violation case.
9/4/1997Dharmavir Bharti, great journalist and editor of Dharamyug, died at 6 am.