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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
7/25/1992R. Venkataraman retired from the post of 8th President.
2/20/1993Government decides to form an Autonomous Council for the tribals within Assam to solve Bodo issue.
6/13/1997At least 60 persons were feared killed and several injured in a fire in Uphaar Grand cinema in South Delhi.
8/10/2000Arjuna Ranatunga, former Sri Lankan cricket captain, retires from international cricket.
5/4/1959Nehru rejects proposals that India and Pakistan resolve their differences and set up a common alliance against Communist China.
5/7/1958Acharya Kripalani elected leader of a new opposition group in the Lok Sabha.
1/2/1943Vir Bhai Kotwal sacrificed his life.
10/28/1997Gold import placed under Open General Licence.
1/2/1994Warden's in Arambaug, India lead about a fifty hungry and bruised elephants into a forest for temporary shelter. After a week, the herd strayed from a santuary, stampeding villagers and terrorising peasants.
10/30/1996Pop star Michael Jackson arrives in Bombay.