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Historical Event on 5/17/1999

Sonia Gandhi resigns as Congress president but the CWC(I) rejects it.

Other Historical Dates and Events
1/18/1999Prof. Amartya Sen, Nobel Laureate, is selected for Bharat Ratna.
12/29/1949Syed Mujtaba Hussain Kirmani, cricketer (Indian keeper after Engineer), was born in Madras.
5/20/1878Bahameni Sultan Dawood Shah was assassinated.
3/17/1997A Delhi court sentences former Union Minister Kalpnath Rai to 10 years RI.
7/31/1995Rishang Keshing,Manipur CM, wins the vote of confidence.
2/9/1931A set of six stamps were issued during the inauguration of New Delhi.
1/22/1990FIR registered in Bofors kickbacks case.
5/6/199712 persons killed and eight seriously injured in two blasts in east Delhi.
9/18/1803Second Anglo-Maratha war under Sir Arthur Wellesley resulted in a crushing defeat of the Marathas at Assaye. The British Christians captured Delhi and acquired control of large parts of India.
9/30/2000The Government appoints Dr. D.P.S. Seth as CMD of Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd.