|
|
Historical Event on 12/16/1999
Likhiram Karve, Madhya Pradesh's Minister for Transport, is hacked to death by naxalites.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 5/2/1930 | Riots break out in Amritsar. |
| 2/27/1931 | Chandrashekhar Azad of Hindustan Republican Army shot himself to avoid British police arrest at Alfred Park, Allahabad. |
| 12/28/1990 | Following the war threat as the January 15 deadline set by UN for Iraq to withdraw from Kuwait approaches, GOI advise Indians in Gulf to send back their families to India. |
| 1/1/1955 | Shantiswaroop Bhatnagar, famous Indian Chemical Expert, died. |
| 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). |
| 7/28/1999 | Shiv Sena president Bal Thackeray is banned from voting and contesting in any election for six years from December 11, 1995 on the recommendations of the Election Commission. |
| 10/19/1997 | BSP withdraws support to Kalyan Singh government in UP because of its 'anti-Dalit' policies. |
| 7/23/1976 | Hari Chand at Montreal sets record for 10,000m in 28.48.72. |
| 5/17/1994 | Nar Bahadur Bhandari voted out in Sikkim; Sikkim Sangram Parishad leader Sanchaman Limboo takes over as CM. |
| 4/22/1994 | Sushil, great Jain Muni Acharya, passed away. |
|
![]()
|
|
|
