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Historical Event on 12/16/1999

India agrees to Financial System Stability Assessment (FSSA) by the IMF.

Other Historical Dates and Events
9/24/1992India's Leander Paes defeats Britain's Jeremy Bates in the Davis Cup tie in New Delhi.
5/23/1931Sharad Joshi, famous Hindi poet, playwright and journalist, was born.
1/14/1994Marathwada University renamed as Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Marathwada University.
2/9/1874Govind Tryambak Darekar, Marathi poet, was born.
1/21/1882Vaman Malhar Joshi, Marathi novelist, was born.
10/27/1969Darshansingh Pheruman died in Amritsar during the 74th day of his fast, which he had undertaken for the merger of Chandigarh in Punjab.
6/28/1924Jamshedji Framji Madan ( J. F. Madan ), founder of Madan & Co. and Parsi Theatrical Company, passed away on June 28 at Calcutta.
11/8/1965Bashiruddin Ahmad, religious leader and litterateur, passed away.
11/5/1956University Grants Commission Act sets up UGC.
11/14/199710th International Film Festival for children and young people ambles into Hyderabad atop Gajju, the delightful elephant mascot. About 125 films from 30 countries will be screened.