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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
6/19/1979Morarji Desai resigns after split in Janata Party.
12/23/1912Rash Behari Ghosh and Sachin Sanyal threw a bomb at Viceroy Lord Hardinge II in Delhi. He had come to Delhi on an elephant for the initiation of the new capital. The Viceroy was injured in the bomb blast.
6/25/1975President Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed signed the declaration of Emergency Rule in India. Prime Minister Indira Gandhi implemented the same very next day.
5/26/1885Govindagraj (Ram Ganesh Gadkari), great Marathi playwright, comedy author and poet, was born.
9/6/1995New broad gauge train ""Palace on Wheels"" started between Delhi, Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan.
4/2/1970Privy purses and special privileges of former Indian rulers abolished.
2/1/1831The first Fine Arts Exhibition by Brush Club was held in a Public Library of Calcutta.
1/1/1955Shantiswaroop Bhatnagar, famous Indian Chemical Expert, died.
11/7/1974South Africa beats India in Women's Open in 63rd Tennis Davis Cup.
5/28/1966B. S. Chawla was appointed as the Narcotics Commissioner of India. He headed this office till 21-02-1973.