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Historical Event on 10/16/1999

A woman is elected as the Speaker of the Sikkim Assembly.

Other Historical Dates and Events
1/29/1781First Newspaper, J.A.Hickey's Bengal Gazette - January 29, 1781.
12/17/2000The 13-day nationwide postal strike called off.
5/31/1995Statute Bill, a constitutional amendment bill, introduced in Lok Sabha to extend reservation in jobs and in promotion for SCs and STs.
5/27/1919Kandukuri Veeresalingam, father of modern Telgu language, author and social reformer, passed away.
12/26/1989India debars Bofors from future contracts until they come out clean.
9/22/1999India asks Pakistan to prevent the reported attempt by the JKLF to cross the Line of Control (LOC) on October 4.
5/13/1997Doordarshan drops plans to enter the direct-to-home (DTH) mode of television transmission.
11/3/1948Jawaharlal Nehru, Prime Minister of India, delivered his maiden speech in United Nations Organisation (U.N.O.) General Assembly.
4/22/1958Admiral R. T. Katari was appointed as the first Indian Chief of the Naval Staff.
10/9/1949The Territorial Army of India inaugurated by the Governor General.