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Historical Event on 3/31/1999

The PIO card, conferring privileges on persons of Indian origin settled abroad, is formally launched.

Other Historical Dates and Events
8/2/1980Ramshankar Baij, great sculptor, died.
6/5/1997I. K. Gujral's visit to Nepal was marked by signing of Power Trade Agreement and MoU on civil aviation.
6/19/1981APPLE, India's first experimental geo-stationary telecommunication satellite having experimental communication satellite, successfully launched by European Ariane, Kourou, French Guiana. This is the first to be stabilized on 3 axes.
11/27/1946London announces parley on India; Muslims accept, Hindus decline.
9/21/1912Firoz Gandhi, great politician, was born.
6/5/1999The Army releases documents seized from three Pakistani soldiers in the Batalik sector to substantiate its claim that Pakistan regulars are involved in the Kargil conflict.
9/7/1996First phase of J & K Assembly elections.
1/16/2000Punjab men, Railway women win the Senior National Volleyball championship in Salem.
7/11/1924Moslem-Hindu rebellion in Delhi.
2/18/1911Under the auspices of the British Army, French pilot Henry Pequet makes the first official airmail flight from Allahabad to Naini Junction.