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Historical Event on 1/16/2000

P. Moses, Indian High Commission Staff member, badly beaten up and abducted by Pakistani intelligence operators in Islamabad.

Other Historical Dates and Events
8/4/1993Swami Chinmayananda, master in study of Bhagwadgita, died at the age of 76 in San Diego.
8/9/1995India celebrated 53rd anniversary of Quit India movement.
1/1/1974This year was announced to be observed as the ""World Population Year"".
2/2/1959Indira Gandhi was elected the president of the ruling Congress Executive Party. Thereby Congress spilt,and leftist formed Swantantra Party.
3/13/1992K. S. Niranjan, famous Kannad author, passed away.
11/8/1965British Indian Ocean Territory formed.
9/1/1947Indian Standard Time was adopted.
2/25/1993113 MPs arrested and Murali Manohar Joshi injured in police action.
5/19/1954The Govt. of India constituted a National Film Board.
6/30/1917Dr. Dadabhai Naoroji, great Indian, patriot and one of the founders of the Indian National Congress, politician and merchant, died at the age of 92.