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Historical Event on 3/16/1999

Amarjeet Kaypee of Haryana, during an innings of 148 against Madhya Pradesh in the super-league match at Rajnandgaon, overtook Ashok Malhotra's 7,274 runs and became the highest run-getter in Ranji Trophy.

Other Historical Dates and Events
7/20/1898Krishna Kanta Handique, great linguist, educationist, principal of J.B. College and Padma Bhushan awardee, was born at Jorhat.
10/29/1958Dhondo Keshav Karve, first social and educational reformer of Maharashtra, honoured by Bharat Ratna Award.
6/5/1995Manmohan Singh re-elected to Rajya Sabha from Assam.
6/30/1999The first ever direct bus service between India and Bangladesh gets delayed due to heavy rain.
3/31/1992Delhi beat Tamil Nadu in 1st innings to win cricket Ranji Trophy.
9/5/1967Central Hindi Committee constituted under the chairmanship of the Prime Minister.
11/19/1998The Indira Gandhi memorial award is presented to Mirta Saavedra Polo, Ambassador of Panama, for her contributions to strengthening bilateral relations between India and Pakistan.
6/13/1999The Indian army secures the strategic Tololing peak in the Dras sector.
6/28/1993A multi-millionaire industrialist, main financier of smuggler Veerappan,and 6 Veerappan-men arrested.
9/21/1857Bahadurshah Jafar - II surrendered against the British troops.