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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 |
| 8/8/1968 | Abey Kuruvila, cricketer (promising Bombay fast bowler), was born in Mannar. |
| 1/19/1976 | C. V. Bawdekar, famous journalist, died. |
| 7/14/1856 | Gopal Ganesh Agarkar, great social worker, was born. |
| 3/22/2000 | India's first third generation satellite 'Insat-3B' put in orbit by Europe's latest Ariane-5 rocket from Kourou in French Guyana. |
| 8/25/1981 | Sharad Pawar, Maharashtra leader, elected the President of Congress. |
| 2/27/1912 | Vishnu Waman Shirwadkar 'Kusumagraj', great Marathi poet, play-wright, novelist and Bhartiya Gyanpeeth Awardee, was born. |
| 1/16/1919 | Nasikrao Khantadu Tirpude, former Duputy Chief Minister of Maharashtra, was born. |
| 9/29/1836 | Chamber of Commerce and Industry was established in Madras |
| 10/9/1996 | PVN Rao granted anticipatory bail in St. Kitts forgery case till Oct. 14. |
| 5/1/1960 | Old Bombay province was divided between Maharashtra and Gujrat States. |
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