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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
11/18/19371,100 prisoners freed after appeal by Gandhi, his first political act in year.
9/22/1687Aurangzeb ended Kutubshah kingdom.
3/30/1994Exim Policy streamlined to attract exporting community.
6/26/1888Narayan Shripad Rajhans (Balgandharv), famous singer and actor, was born.
12/4/1993Bahadur Prasad wins the second gold medal in 5000 m in Asian Track and Field meet in Manila.
10/9/2000The Reserve Bank of India issued bank notes in the denomination of Rs.1000 in the Mahatma Gandhi series bearing the leader's portrait in the watermark and signature of Dr. Bimal Jalan, Governor of the RBI. The length of the note is 177 mm and the width is 73 mm. The notes are printed in a combination of offset and intaglio processes. This is the first note with intaglio printing on it.
8/11/2000The World Bank signs an agreement for a $713 million aid to India for three infrastructure projects.
2/18/1992Sikh extremists murder 17 people in Punjab.
5/1/1997Abhijit Kunte wins National `A' chess championshop for men.
5/1/1997Savtamali, famous saint, attains 'samadhee'.