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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
1/16/1919Nasikrao Khantadu Tirpude, former Duputy Chief Minister of Maharashtra, was born.
5/5/1986Controversial Muslim Women Bill passed by Lok Sabha.
9/20/1881Pandit Kashinath Babaji (Chandrakant Bhringa), famous Marathi writer, was born at Munjawad in Nasik.
12/7/1979First International Children's Films Festival was held in Bombay.
5/11/1993Toy factory fire kills over 200 people in Bangalore.
5/22/1991Sonia unanimously elected Congress President by the Working Committee. She, however, declined the offer.
9/5/1979Earl of Mountbatten's funeral held in Burma.
1/21/1820Dalpat Rai, modern Gujrati poet, was born.
9/29/1993JD, JD(A) and SJP merge to fight BJP in the assembly elections.
2/26/1901The notes of Rs twenty denomination were issued with two issuing circles. These notes had four numeric denominations.