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Historical Event on 10/16/1999

Indian women claimed bronze in the Asian team chess championship in Shenyang

Other Historical Dates and Events
6/1/1996H.D. Deve Gowda's 21-member Central cabinet sworn in.
2/2/1982Mohanlal Purushottamdas Sukhadia, Chief Minister of Rajasthan, freedom fighter, passed away. He was the Chief Minister of Rajasthan from 1954-1971. He introduced Panchayati Raj in Rajasthan and worked for its industrialisation also.
5/8/1963Centenary of Indian Red Cross was celebrated. Today is birthday of its founder.
10/2/1845First Shipping Company of India started.
3/10/2000Nitish Kumar, Bihar Chief Minister, submits his resignation without putting his motion of seeking a trust vote to test in the assembly. The RJD leader Rabri Devi meets the Governor and stakes claim to form the Government.
4/10/1931Balasaheb Vikhe Patil, who worked in the region of Sahkar and Education, was born.
12/11/1990T. N. Seshan appointed CEC, and Mohan Dharia Deputy Chairman of the Planning Commission.
1/29/1997Fire engulfs most of the three top floors of the Express Towers, skyrise building owned by Indian Express group in Mumbai.
12/31/1738Lord Charles Cornvalis, Governor General of India (1786-1793), was born.
7/10/1971Kochin University was established in Kerala.