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Historical Event on 3/17/1999

An international seminar on UN Peacekeeping was co-jointly hosted by Ministry of External affairs and Ministry of Defence at New Delhi from 17 to 19 March 1999. The seminar was conducted by HQ Army Training Command, Shimla on behalf of the Indian Army. A total of 126 foreign delegates from 71 countries participated in the seminar.

Other Historical Dates and Events
11/11/1996A.P. cyclone toll may cross 2,500.
8/13/1993Rama Rao vows not to return to the house unless the government is ousted.
11/25/1962Dasganu (Ganesh Dattatreya Sahastrabuddhe), modern Marathi saint and poet, passed away.
7/8/1996Mathematical Olympiad was held in Mumbai - the first time in India (from 08-17, 1996).
5/16/1975Sikkim High Court was established at Gangtok for Sikkim territory.
12/4/1959Power Project was signed betwen India and Nepal, an agreement on the Gandak Irrigation.
4/14/1988Ashok Kumar, actor, recieved the Dada Saheb Phalke Award.
1/25/1976Surinder Amarnath scores 124 on Test debut during India vs New Zealand at Auckland.
4/8/1991Prafulla Kumar Mahanta,Assam CM, steps down as party chief.
3/26/1918Vanavihari B.N. Sundara Rao, great author and journalist, was born at Varthur, Bangalore.