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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 |
| 5/31/1995 | Statute Bill, a constitutional amendment bill, introduced in Lok Sabha to extend reservation in jobs and in promotion for SCs and STs. |
| 5/31/1995 | The Sultan, losing his hold over the army and some members of his aristocracy, very wisely abdicated in favour of his brother Ahmad, who is famous in Deccan history as Ahmad Shah Wali. |
| 8/1/1916 | Mrs. Annie Besant in cooperation with Bal Gangadhar Tilak started the Home Rule League Movement with Dadabhai Naoroji as its President. |
| 11/6/1946 | P. S. Shivswami Iyyer, great politician and administrator, passed away. |
| 1/15/1949 | General K. N. Kariappa became the first Indian Commander-in-Chief. He was the first Indian to reach to this post in Indian Army. In 1956, he was designated as Chief of the Army Staff - General, later Field Marshal. This event is commemoratively observed as Army Day. |
| 8/5/1921 | Malhi Govind, modern Sindhi novelist, was born. |
| 5/28/1895 | Bagal Bhai Madhavrao Khanderao, freedom fighter, author and painter, was born. |
| 7/26/1891 | Rajendralal Mitra (Raja), famous Bengali ancient researcher, passed away. |
| 12/5/1943 | The Japanese planes attack Calcutta port. |
| 7/9/1746 | French sailor's fleet reached at the bank of Pondichery in India. |
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