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Historical Event on 5/17/1999
Sonia Gandhi resigns as Congress president but the CWC(I) rejects it.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 6/20/1946 | Kashmir authorities arrest President-elect Nehru for refusing to obey an order banning him from the state. |
| 10/14/1997 | Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip visit Amritsar and spend time at the Jallianwala Bagh and Golden Temple complex. |
| 5/13/1952 | Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru again becomes the Prime Minister of India and forms a new union ministry. |
| 4/8/1994 | Dr. Wilfred D'Souza re-installed as Goa CM. |
| 1/31/1969 | Saint Meherbaba passed away. |
| 9/28/1929 | Lata Mangeshkar, great playback singer, was born. |
| 10/1/1928 | Shivaji Ganeshan, famous actor, was born. |
| 2/3/1760 | Sadashiv Bhau, under a large Maratha army, defeated the Nizam in war of Udgir. |
| 5/19/1993 | S. W. Sohoni, 4 Tests for India, 83 runs @ 16.6, 2 wkts @ 101, passed away. |
| 6/11/1995 | PM leaves for 4-day official visit to France. |
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