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Historical Event on 1/16/1999

Ritwick Bhattacharya (Delhi) and Mekhala Subedar (Maharashtra) won the men's and women's titles in the National squash championship in Calcutta.

Other Historical Dates and Events
12/19/2000The Government suffers an embarrassing defeat with the Rajya Sabha adopting a motion recording its ""disagreement'' with the Prime Minister for defending three of his Cabinet colleagues charged in the Babri Masjid demolition case.
6/27/1995Environmentalist and 'Chipko' leader, Shri Sunderlal Bahuguna ends the 49-day old fast in demand for a scientific review of the controversial Tehri dam project in UP.
10/2/1979Operation (Milk) Flood-II launched.
10/11/1986Mother Teresa escapes unhurt from a plane crash which killed six in Tanzania.
1/29/1912Judge A.N. Ray, Chief Justice and Supreme Court of India, was born.
9/30/2000Gen. S. Padmanabhan takes over as the new Chief of the Army Staff from Gen. V. P. Malik.
8/5/1992The Supreme Court appoints a 3-member panel to visit Ayodhya and report on the new structures there.
3/10/1926Dilbagh Singh, Air Chief Marshal, the second Sikh Chief of Air Staff and Indian Air Force, was born in Punjab.
10/28/1998The 1998 Swarna Jayanti Fellowship Award is presented to 11 young scientists.
5/6/1680Chatrapati Rajaram Maharaj was crowned.