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Historical Event on 12/16/1998

The Government introduces in the Rajya Sabha the Patents (Amendments) Bill 1998 amid Left protests.

Other Historical Dates and Events
6/15/1953Internal Air Route Corporation of India was established.
8/1/1994Surendra Singh was appointed as the Cabinet Secretary of India. He held this office till 31-07-1996.
11/15/1911First meeting of the governing body of the Indian Research Fund Association (IRFA) was held at the Plague Laboratory, Bombay, under the Chairmanship of Sir Harcourt Butler.
10/11/1999Atal Behari Vajpayee is appointed Prime Minister. Two-tier ministry likely.
10/3/1977Indira Gandhi arrested on charges of official corruption in New Delhi.
12/11/1938Mahavir Prasad Dwivedi, famous Hindi litterateur and editor, passed away.
9/18/1925Pranlal Harkisandas Vora, leader in Maharashtra, was born.
12/24/1999Indian Airlines Kathmandu-Delhi Airbus 300 with 186 people on board hijacked shortly after take-off.
12/11/1780Goddard General, Bassein fort was captured near Bombay.
8/1/1997Viswanathan Anand wins the Credit Suisse Masters chess tournament in Beil.