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Historical Event on 12/10/1999

Pranab Mukherjee and Jaipal Reddy are chosen outstanding parliamentarians for 1997 and 1998 respectively.

Other Historical Dates and Events
11/18/1974Rajni Pannikar,noted story writer, passed away.
6/18/1658Aurangzeb managed to capture the Agra Fort and later arrested his father Emperor Shahjahan.
7/23/1904The Great Indian Peninsula Railway started First Class restaurant cars on its mail trains.
3/29/1990Adoor Bhasi, Malayalam film actor, passed away.
6/7/1979Bhaskara-I, first experimental satellite for Earth resources/meteorology remote sensing and the Second Satellite of India, launched. This satellite carried TV and microwave cameras. It was launched by Russian launch vehicle 'Intercosmos'.
10/28/1946Gandhiji leaves for Calcutta. Riots break out in Bihar.
4/24/1993IA's Delhi-Srinagar Boeing with 141 persons, hijacked by a Kashmiri militant lands, in Amritsar.
4/5/1930Mahatma Gandhi reached Dandi, a small costal village in Gujarat, after travelling 385 kms with 78 followers to break the recently imposed ""Salt Law"". This event is known as 'Dandi March' and was started from Sabarmati Ashram near Ahmedabad.
6/3/1992Kerala CM K. Karunakaran injured in a road accident.
3/23/1994Last day of Test cricket for Kapil Dev.