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Historical Event on 12/16/1999
Michael Johnson's 400m world record (43.18s) set up in the Seville World championship was ratified by IAAF. Other records also ratified were Kenyan Noah Ngeny's 1000m mark (2 11.96, Reiti, Italy) and Moroccan Hicham el Guerrouj's 2000m (4 44.79, Berlin).
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 1/26/1915 | Rani Gaidinliu, freedom fighter, social reformer and political leader, was born at Nungkao village, Manipur State. |
| 3/30/1699 | Guru Govind Singh the 10th Guru of Sikh's established 'Khalsa Panth'. |
| 10/13/1978 | Maharashtra branch of Forward Block Party merged in Indira Congress. |
| 11/5/2000 | The Interpol issues a ""look-out'' notice for the five persons and two of their accomplices, who hijacked an Indian Airlines plane in December 1999 |
| 10/3/1978 | Dr. Subhas Mukhopadhyay claimed the credit of India's first and the birth of world's second test-tube baby Durga Agrawal, who was born in Belle Vue Nursing Home in Calcutta. |
| 8/7/1988 | N. T. Ramarao elected chairman and V.P. Singh the convenor of the National Front. |
| 5/13/1857 | Sir Ronald Ross, bacteriologist, member of Indian Medical service, Nobel awardee and editor of 'Science Progress', was born at Almora, UP. |
| 8/7/1934 | Gandhi begins a fast for penance following the violent treatment of a Hindu leader by some of his followers. |
| 6/23/1993 | RBI cuts minimum lending rate by 1%. |
| 3/21/1916 | Ustad Bismilla Khan, clarionett Master, was born at Dumraon in Bihar. |
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