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Historical Event on 10/17/1999

Chiranjeev Milkha Singh won the Lexus International Golf tournament in Bangkok.

Other Historical Dates and Events
10/6/1999Suraj Bhan sworn in Governor of Bihar.
7/31/1993K. Vijaya Rama Rao became the director of Central Bureau of Investigation (till 31/07/96).
12/30/1946Jawaharlal Nehru calls on Gandhiji, who says, ""My reason wholly supports my heart"".
3/16/1910Iftikhar Ali Khan Pataudi, cricketer (Nawab of Pataudi sr, England & India), was born in Pataudi, Punjab.
2/15/1993India regains ""Rubber"" after 6 years by beating England by an innings and 70 runs at Madras.
3/13/1997Sister Nirmala Joshi, 63, is chosen to succeed Mother Teresa as the Superior-General of Missionaries of Charity.
9/9/2000Venus Williams wins the women's singles in the U.S. Open championship.
12/29/1983Gavaskar makes the highest Test Cricket score by an Indian, 236* vs West Indies.
10/9/1992Sukha and Jinda, assassins of former army chief Gen. A. S. Vaidya, hanged in Pune jail.
8/6/1994The Muslim Auqaf Trust takes over charge of the Hazratbal shrine after the removal of security bunkers around it by authorities.