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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
1/22/1986Satwant Singh, Balbir Singh and Kehar Singh, all sikhs, were sentenced to death for the assassination of India's Prime Minister Indira Gandhi.
5/25/1954Maharshee Rajratna 'Manikrao' (Gajanan Yashwant Manik), physical expert, passed away.
12/3/1991Lok Sabha question hour telecast at 7.15 a.m for the first time .
10/20/1752The grateful Wazir induced the emperor to make Badan Singh the 'Raja' with the title of Mahendra, and Suraj Mal the 'Mumar Bahadur' with the title of Rajendra.
4/21/199018 more ministers added in the National Front Ministry.
1/2/1991Thiruvananthapuram airport declared India's fifth International Airport.
1/24/1958First international Film Festival started in Mumbai.
1/3/1921First Indian Parliament meets.
4/19/1976Maharshi Dayanand University established in Haryana.
2/9/1931A set of six stamps were issued during the inauguration of New Delhi.