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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 |
| 8/15/1982 | Doordarshan's national programme and the first nationwide colour transmission started by Delhi Doordarshan. |
| 1/30/1996 | Mob ransacks Kentucky Fried Chicken outlet in Bangalore. |
| 6/30/1968 | Makhanlal Chaturvedi, famous journalist and litterateur, passed away. |
| 8/17/1947 | The first British troop leaves for England after Indian independence. |
| 5/21/1855 | Rani Rasmoni was consecrated at Bhabatarini Kali Temple of Dakhineswar. |
| 3/18/1990 | Devi Lal, Deputy PM, withdraws his resignation. |
| 9/10/1977 | The Planning Commission decides to introduce the Rolling Plan concept. |
| 2/10/1902 | Hemraj, politician, was born at Dera Gopipur, (H.P.). |
| 12/28/1896 | In the Indian National Congress, Vande Mataram was first sung in Calcutta. |
| 4/6/1942 | During the second world war, for the first time Japanese air-bombers attacked India, and the mainland took place at Visakhapatnam. |
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