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Historical Event on 12/17/1999

Pramod Mahajan, Parliamentary Affairs Minister, announces that Women's Bill will be introduced in the Lok Sabha.

Other Historical Dates and Events
2/12/1932Roby James Francis D. Silva, great industrialist, artist and designer, was born at Bombay.
4/1/1994Five ministers resign from the Wilfred D'souza Government in Goa.
10/18/1983Vijay Manjrekar, cricketer 55 Tests for India, 3208 runs @ 39.12, died.
4/13/1940Najma Heptulla, Vice President of Rajya Sabha, was born.
3/3/1934Amarsingh Pandurang Rane, educationist, was born at Banage, Kolhapur.
8/3/1991About 280 kgs of gold ornaments valued at $15 million, which had been deposited in the Portuguese bank in Goa by its natives, flown back to India.
7/31/1988Air Chief Marshal D A La Fontaine PVSM, AVSM, VM. retired as the Air Officer Commanding, India Command.
7/6/1837Ramkrishna Gopal Bhandarkar, a reputed oriental scholar and famous Indian Scientist, was born in Malvan in Ratnagiri district. He was a social reformer and an active member of Prathana Samaj of Bombay.
11/14/1957Children's Day.
9/13/2000Central Government withdraws the ban on use of non-iodised salt despite protests from the medical community and several state governments.