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Historical Event on 1/16/2000

P. Moses, Indian High Commission Staff member, badly beaten up and abducted by Pakistani intelligence operators in Islamabad.

Other Historical Dates and Events
11/5/1920Indian Red Cross society was founded in India under Bengal Act VIII. St.John Ambulance Association is a wing of this societywhich directed Improvement of Health, Prevention of Diseases and Mitigation of Suffering activities.
8/10/1930In the 'Gandhi Cap Case' in Guntur, the magistrate prohibits wearing of Gandhi caps within a five-mile radius of the town.
1/12/1946De-monetisation of currency notes of the value of Rs. 500 and above.
11/27/1888Ganesh Vasudeo Malvankar, great social worker, educationist, writer and first speaker of Lok Sabha, was born in Baroda.
11/11/1947Temple of Vithoba in Pandharpur opened for Harijans. Ganpatrao Tapase was the first harijan to enter the temple.
1/5/1890Ganendra Mohan Tagore died.
1/5/1890Rumi, famous Muslim Sufi poet, was born.
12/4/1924Gateway of India was inagurated by Lord Riding.
7/21/1993Jayalalitha ends fast, Centre to set up a committee; Karnataka rejects the proposal.
1/1/1992This year was announced to be observed as the ""International Space Year"".