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Historical Event on 12/16/1998

The Government introduces in the Rajya Sabha the Patents (Amendments) Bill 1998 amid Left protests.

Other Historical Dates and Events
7/26/1991Tamil Nadu and Karnataka observe bandh over Cauvery water issue.
7/3/1936Jahangir Khan kills a sparrow while cricket bowling during Cambridge U vs MCC match.
11/9/1710Reynier de Klerk, governor-general of Dutch-Indies, baptized.
8/13/1956National Highways Act was approved by the Parliament of India.
3/26/1977Morarji Desai, the new Prime Minister, forms his Cabinet.
4/6/1942During the second world war, for the first time Japanese air-bombers attacked India, and the mainland took place at Visakhapatnam.
4/6/1942Sultan Mehmood completely destroyed the Temple of Somnath.
9/9/1812The first paper currency was issued by the Bank of Bengal. The notes of this bank were later printed by Perkins, Heath & Co. in England. They can be distinguished into at least 10 different types. They were issued in a wide range of denominations from Rs. 10 to Rs. 1000.
6/3/1912Sohrab Pirojsha Godrej, great industrialist, was born.
9/26/1999Six selected for Shanti Swaroop award for Science.