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Historical Event on 10/10/1999
Congress-NCP talks still on forming a Government in Maharashtra.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 6/18/1979 | Sri Lanka beat India by 47 runs in Cricket World Cup upset. |
| 2/27/1941 | Paddy Ashton, first leader of Britain's Social and Liberal Democrat Party, was born in New Delhi, India. |
| 8/23/1933 | Mahatma Gandhi was released from government detention in the Poona Civil Hospital after doctors warned that his fast was endangering his life. Gandhi, who undertook the fast eight days ago in protest over being arrested again by British authorities, weighed 90 pounds at the time of his release. There was considerable speculation over what the nationalist leader would do upon regaining his strength, but the common assumption was that he would be arrested again by the British authorities if he resumed his civil disobedience. |
| 2/18/1918 | Gopal Krishna Adig, modern Kannad poet, was born. |
| 2/18/1918 | Don Francis-Di-Almeda of Portugal was succeeded as the Viceroy of Protuguese India by Affonso de Albuquerque, who is regarded as the real founder at Portuguese power in India. |
| 10/5/1997 | Dr. Kalpana Chawla became the first Indian woman to become an astronaut. (year 1997 or Oct. 5, 1998) |
| 11/9/1990 | Vishwanath Pratap Singh resigned from the post of Prime Minister of India after losing the Vote of Confidence moved against him. |
| 1/29/1870 | 'Hicleche Bengal Gazette' newspaper published in India. |
| 6/5/1927 | Sarjit Singh Bal, educationist, was born in Renala Khurd, Punjab. |
| 1/10/1995 | 26th International Film Festival of India opens at Brabourne Stadium, Bombay. |
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