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Historical Event on 10/16/1999
Dr. Najma Heptulla, Deputy Chairperson of the Rajya Sabha, is elected president of the 138-nation Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU).
Other Historical Dates and Events |
6/13/1992 | Security scam: assets of three SBI officials attached. |
1/7/1997 | Jaspal Rana bags six gold medals in the men's standard pistol and air pistol and set two more records on the penultimate day of the National shooting. |
4/4/2000 | A. B. Vajpayee, Prime Minister, inaugurates Samvidhan.com, a website about the Constitution. The site is a part of the Hindi portal, Webdunia.com. |
12/14/1992 | Balasaheb Deora, RSS chief, kept under house arrest. National head quarters of the party in New Delhi sealed. |
2/18/1823 | Gopal Hari Deshmukh, lokhitwadi, was born. |
5/21/1990 | Moelvi Muhammad Farouk, great Indian spiritual leader, was murdered. |
2/11/1977 | Dr. Fakruddin Ali Ahmad (1905-1977), the 5th President of India, passed away in office. |
6/14/1997 | Rajya Sabha chairman recognises split in AIADMK parliamentary party and designates Jayalalitha-led AIADMK as AIADMK(I) and Thirunavukkarasu group as AIADMK(II). |
4/17/1996 | Indian Railways bars AIDS patients from using trains. |
7/1/1997 | Prime Minister inaugurated India's first Science City in Calcutta. |
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