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Historical Event on 9/20/1999

Shobha Subrahmanyam, managing director of the Ananda Bazaar Patrika Group of publications, was elected President of the Indian Newspaper Society for 1999-2000.

Other Historical Dates and Events
12/6/199813th Asian Games inaugurated at Bangkok.
12/5/1991The government reduces visa fees for tourists intending to visit India.
8/26/1984An Indian Airlines Boeing with 68 passengers and a crew of six hijacked to Lahore. The 12 Sikh hijackers then surrendered to the authorities in the U.A.E and released all the passengers.
2/10/1910Smt. Durga Bhagwat, veteran Marathi writer, was born.
1/16/1681Sambhaji was crowned as the successor of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj in a function held at Raigad Fort.
11/21/1985Ramnath Kenny, cricketer (5 Tests for India 1958-60), passed away.
6/30/1986Mizoram became the state of India.
6/23/1980Sanjay Gandhi, great Indian politician and younger son of Indira Gandhi, died in a plane crash. He was recently appointed as the General Secretary of the AICC (I).
4/13/1997Paes-Bhupathi corner doubles glory in the Gold Flake Open tennis in Chennai.
2/20/1953India opens $ 140 mil. power system modeled after TVA.