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Historical Event on 6/17/1973
Leander Vece Paes, tennis player who singles bronze at Atlanta Olympics (1996), was born. He was also a winner of French Open in 1999, Gold Flake Open, Newport 1998, Wimbledon 1999 (doubles and mixed doubles).
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 11/2/1841 | Akbar Khan revolts against Shah Shuja in Afghanistan. |
| 5/1/1964 | Ravishankar University was established at Raipur in Madhya Pradesh. |
| 1/11/1975 | Oil struck in third Bombay High rig. |
| 5/27/1957 | Copyright Act was passed. |
| 5/1/1995 | SAARC endorses South Asia Free Trade Area (SAFTA) and establishes a South Asian Development Fund (SADF) for the economic and technical development of the subcontinent. |
| 12/24/1880 | Pattabhi Sitaramayya, politician and president of Indian National Congress, was born in Andhra Pradesh. |
| 5/5/1916 | Giani Zail Singh, President of India, was born in Sandhwan village, Punjab. |
| 12/16/1994 | Pratap Singh Rane of Congress (I) takes oath of office. |
| 10/23/1985 | Rajiv Gandhi went to New York for the 40th anniversary of the UN. |
| 4/4/1889 | Makhanlal Chaturvedi, famous Hindi poet, writer, Hindi litterateur and President of All India, was born in Babai village, Madhya Pradesh. |
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