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Historical Event on 1/17/1999
Madhya Pradesh won its maiden Wills Trophy championship, defeating Bengal in the final of the limited overs cricket championship in Calcutta.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 4/1/1930 | Government announced 15 yrs and 18 yrs as minimum marriageable age for girls and boys. This is presently remodified. |
| 4/16/1992 | Arjun Singh, Pawar, Antony win CWC polls. |
| 10/13/1781 | A treaty was singed between the Britishers and ruler of Gwalior, Scindia. |
| 6/29/1997 | Anand wins Frankfurt chess classic '97 title in Germany. |
| 2/5/2000 | A.B. Vajpayee, Prime Minister, defends the Gujarat Government's order lifting the ban on Government employees from participating in RSS activities. |
| 12/17/1996 | Virendrakumar Jain, famous writer, died in Mumbai. |
| 4/13/1796 | The first elephant was brought to America from Bengal, India. |
| 3/30/1923 | New financial measures come into force, including restoration of Salt Tax. |
| 6/3/1865 | George V, King of England (1910-36), was born. |
| 7/6/1998 | Moshood Abiola, the detained Nigerian politician and presumed winner of the 1993 elections, died in Abuja. |
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