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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
6/29/1999An Indian High Commissioner member N. R. Doraiswamy is beaten up by Pakistani intelligence operatives.
12/31/1995Air Chief Marshal Satish Kumar Sareen PVSM, AVSM, VM, ADC., became the Air Officer Commanding, Indian Air Force. He was in this office till 31/Dec/1998.
2/13/1861Colonel Bernard Irwin attacks & defeats hostile Chiricahua Indians.
11/5/1961Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru arrived in New York. This was the first ocassion when an Indian Prime Minister went to United States.
8/2/2000The Lok Sabha performs a ''hat-trick'' by setting off the process for the creation of three new states by passing the Jharkhand Bill.
1/19/1892Chintaman Vinayak Joshi, famous Marathi comedy writer, was born.
12/6/1962India closes its consulates in Communist China.
8/2/1987Geet Sethi retains the World Amateur Billiards title.
7/20/1955Suez Canal nationalised by Gamal Abdul Nassar.
1/29/1853Madhusudan Rao, modern writer in Oria language, was born.