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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
11/29/1945Ugoslaviya in Rajshahi was ended.
4/3/1984Bombay beat Delhi on first innings to win the Ranji Trophy.
7/18/1909Vishnu Dey, Gyanpeeth awardee and famous Bengali poet, was born.
3/30/1993Air Time Committee Chief P.S. Deodhar and its members resign in protest against the implementation of the metro channel of Doordarshan.
9/6/1990Prasar Bharti' bill passed in Parliament.
9/28/1837Bahadur Shah-II ascended the throne and became the emperor of Delhi at the age of 62 following the death of his father Akbar Shah-II.
6/17/1756Nawab Sira-ud-Daulah attacked on Calcutta with 50,000 soldiers and captured it on June 21.
10/4/1997Two top executives of Turkish firm 'Karsan', accused in Rs. 133 crore urea import scam case, were remanded to police custody.
1/16/1999Ritwick Bhattacharya (Delhi) and Mekhala Subedar (Maharashtra) won the men's and women's titles in the National squash championship in Calcutta.
5/1/199560 killed as Madras-Kanyakumari Express collides with a goods train at Danishpet.