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Historical Event on 12/8/1999
Brij Bhupinder Singh alias Lalli, former Punjab Minister, was arrested on charges of fraud and disappropriation of public funds.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 5/27/1997 | Sri Lanka claims Independence Cup, winning the second match in the best-of-three finals in Calcutta. |
| 3/17/1910 | Smt. Anutai Wagh, great social worker, passed away. |
| 4/22/1991 | IMF and the World Bank decide to grant $1 billion loan to India. |
| 10/26/1950 | Mother Teresa founded Mission of Charity in Calcutta, India. |
| 6/24/1980 | Varahagiri Venkata Giri, former president of India, died at Madras. |
| 4/15/1963 | Manoj Prabhakar, cricketer (Indian opening batsman & opening bowler), was born in Ghaziabad. |
| 12/7/1999 | Nareshwar Dayal is appointed India's High Commissioner to UK. |
| 5/19/1913 | Neelam Sanjiva Reddy, President of India, was born. |
| 9/24/1997 | I. K. Gujral, Prime Minister, formally stated India's claim to permanent membership of Security Council at the U.N. General Assembly meeting. |
| 7/16/1991 | Railway budget hikes passenger fares by 15-20\% and freight up by 10\%. |
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