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Historical Event on 10/16/1999

Indian women claimed bronze in the Asian team chess championship in Shenyang

Other Historical Dates and Events
6/12/1891Gandhiji sailed for India and reached in July.
7/20/1898Krishna Kanta Handique, great linguist, educationist, principal of J.B. College and Padma Bhushan awardee, was born at Jorhat.
12/24/1924Mohammed Rafi, famous playback singer, was born.
4/22/2000Bhaktavar Lentin (72), former Judge of the Bombay High Court, died after a prolonged illness at his residence in Mumbai.
7/22/199824-year old P T Usha won bronze medals in the 400m and 200m races and anchored the 4x100m relay team to gold and 4x400m for silver at the Asian Track and Field Championships in Fukuoka, Japan.
11/24/1999The dedication ceremony of Shanmukhananda Hall is put off.
1/28/1925Raja Ramanna, fourth President of Indian Atomic Energy Commission, was born.
2/18/1911World' s first official airmail flight service with 6,500 letters and post cards was made between Bamrauli to Naini (Allahabad) on February 18, 1911.
12/12/1996India and Bangladesh arrive at a settlement to share Ganga water.
7/1/1955Imperial Bank of India was inaugurated and was renamed as State Bank of India.