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Historical Event on 3/17/1999
GM Dibyendu Barua and IWM S. Vijayalakshmi (both India) won the men's and women's titles respectively in the Asian Zonal chess championship in Mumbai.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 1/18/1925 | Gajanan Johari, famous Marathi writer, was born. |
| 12/4/1993 | Bahadur Prasad wins the second gold medal in 5000 m in Asian Track and Field meet in Manila. |
| 12/19/1995 | Unidentified 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. |
| 2/7/1992 | Shalki', the first submarine designed in India, joined Indian Navy. |
| 6/8/1998 | A Disaster Management Cell (DMC) under the direct command of the Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief, South Western Air Command, was set up at the Command Operations Room to liaise with the State Government and initiate necessary actions. All aircrafts were evacuated from IAF bases at Jamnagar, Bhuj and Naliya and flown to pre-determined destinations. In this meticulously planned and smoothly executed drill, more than 60 aircrafts (including helicopters) were flown out. |
| 7/2/1993 | Delhi High Court stays the Lok Sabha Speaker's order disqualifying four Janata Dal MPs under the anti-defection law. |
| 10/21/1858 | Ramabai Dongre Medhavi, great social reformer, was born. |
| 5/17/1865 | Raobahadur Govind Sakharam Sardesai `Riyasatkar' was born. |
| 1/5/1948 | Parthasarathy Harishchandra Sharma, cricketer (Indian batsman of the mid-70's), was born in Alwar, Rajasthan. |
| 10/5/1949 | A. K. Pillai, great social reformer and politician, died. |
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