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Historical Event on 10/16/1999

Geet Sethi bagged the Fred Davis award as the "Billiards Player of the Year 1998-99'

Other Historical Dates and Events
11/13/1917Gajanan Madhav, famous modern Hindi poet, critic and storywriter, was born.
1/9/1946Nanalal Dalpatram Kavi, famous Hindi poet, Gujarati litterateur, writer, headmaster and innovator of duel meaning phrases, passed away.
8/25/1959Jawaharlal Nehru, Prime Minister, declares in New Delhi that India will defend Bhutan and Sikkim if attacked by China.
12/20/1946Gandhiji completes his month-long sojourn at Srirampur.
9/6/1965Full scale warfare broke out all along the international border between West Pakistan and India. Pakistani troops advanced towards the Indian town of Akhnur in Kashmir and Pakistani paratroopers raided Punjab.
1/18/1983Indi Singh, Soccer(Football) player, was born in Vancouver, Canada.
1/5/1890Ganendra Mohan Tagore died.
3/16/1877Nanalal Dalpatram Kavi, famous poet, Gujarati litterateur and Headmaster, was born.
9/22/1937The last contingent of Indian freedom fighters was send to Andaman & Nicobar Islands.
3/15/1908Police shoot four people in rioting.