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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
5/28/1964A slow-moving funeral cortege containing the body of Jawaharlal Nehru inched through the streets of New Delhi today. A million and a half Indians lined the route to pay final respects to their beloved leader.
4/19/1976Indira Gandhi proposes a resumption of ties with Pakistan in New Delhi.
1/22/1990FIR registered in Bofors kickbacks case.
10/3/2000India and Russia sign a declaration on strategic partnership.
5/10/1917Ramanand Maru Amin, great novelist, was born in Baloor, Mangalore.
2/17/1948Gorkha Rifles Battalion Group (INDBATT) unit was re-designated as the 5th Battalion the 8th Gorkha Rifles (the Sirmoor Rifles).
3/9/1863Laxman Bapuji Kolhatkar (Bhaurao), famous singer and actor of Marathi theatre, was born.
3/1/1910The Dalai Lama is welcomed in Darjeeling.
7/12/1998India will not reverse the nuclear programme, declared Mr. Vajpayee.
2/22/1997India, Turkmenistan and Iran sign transit agreement.