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Historical Event on 10/17/1999

Dingko Singh won the bantam weight gold while Services' Ramanand was adjudged the best boxer in the National Boxing championship which concluded in Shimla.

Other Historical Dates and Events
10/23/1992UPSC decides to introduce a new essay paper for the civil services examination.
6/18/1997Prakash Padukone launches IBC.
3/18/1948Eknath Dhondu Solkar, cricketer (India 1969-77, brilliant short-leg fielder), was born in Bombay. He is recipient of Arjun Award (1973).
4/1/1839Medical College Hospital in Calcutta having only 20 beds was opened for male patients .
10/26/1814British General Governor declared war against Nepal.
5/22/1772Raja Ram Mohan Roy, great social reformer, lawyer and politician and founder of Brahmo Samaj, was born at Radhanagar in Hooghly district, Bengal.
9/30/1999A B Vajpayee, Prime Minister, calls upon the people at an election campaign in Lucknow to give him a five-year term.
3/3/1978Shaliwahan Shaka Hindu Calender started.
10/18/1997Prince Philip switches on the internet version of Malayala Manorama and The Week at Kochi.
10/25/1999US Energy Secretary Bill Richardson arrives.