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Historical Event on 12/16/1999

The second phase of national AIDS programme is launched.

Other Historical Dates and Events
3/5/1989Baba Prithvisingh, founder of Labour Party, passed away.
2/11/1996Wills World Cup Cricket inaugurated at Calcutta.
9/18/1803Puri was captured by Britishers from the Marathas without any struggle.
11/6/1950King Tribhuvana of Nepal flees to India.
2/2/1968TERLS dedicated to the United Nations.
2/2/1968Queen Elizabeth I granted its Royal Charter to the 218 Knights and merchants of the City of London who formed the East India Company. The venture failed to achieve its stated objectives -- it made little impression on the Dutch control of the spice trade and could not establish a lasting outpost in the East Indies.
2/24/1867Kedarnath Das, geat physiologist, was born.
3/12/1988After 58 years in the commemoration of Dandi March, Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi performed the 32 kms Dandi March from Sabarmati Ashram.
12/12/1971Sadik Gulam Muhammad, Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir, died.
4/7/1998Soli Sorabjee is appointed Attorney-General of India.