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Historical Event on 12/16/1999

Michael Johnson's 400m world record (43.18s) set up in the Seville World championship was ratified by IAAF. Other records also ratified were Kenyan Noah Ngeny's 1000m mark (2 11.96, Reiti, Italy) and Moroccan Hicham el Guerrouj's 2000m (4 44.79, Berlin).

Other Historical Dates and Events
2/3/1929The ""Times of India Illustrated Weekly"" was renamed as ""The Illustrated Weekly of India"".
3/21/2000The 10,000 bond scheme for short-term visitors to the UK will not be applied to India, Pakistan and Bangladesh, said British Minister of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs Keith Vaz.
3/22/1971Shri Hanuman Prasad Poddar, great social reformer, revolutionary and poet, passed away.
12/22/1751Battle of Mandavgargh.
11/22/1990Laloo Prasad Yadav, Bihar CM, wins confidence motion (202-108).
12/14/1984First MIG 27M aircraft assembled by Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd. takes off.
8/26/1852Bombay Association was established.
7/3/1972Shimla Non-Arm Agreement on Kashmir signed between Indira Gandhi and Z. A. Bhutto.
8/15/1993Five more Doordarshan channels launched.
6/19/1966Shiv Sena was established.