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Historical Event on 10/16/1999

A woman is elected as the Speaker of the Sikkim Assembly.

Other Historical Dates and Events
9/18/1803Puri was captured by Britishers from the Marathas without any struggle.
4/4/1997World Bank Atlas for 1997 put India as world's fifth largest economy in terms of purchasing power parity estimated around $1318 trillion.
5/25/1877Sir John Lawrence--passenger steamer of McLean & Co. of Calcutta--sank near the coastline of Orrisa in a storm. This ship carried 732 passengers.
6/5/1882Cyclonic Storm & floods in Arabian Sea hit Bombay. About 100,000 people drowned.
12/28/1983Gavaskar achieves his 30th century beating Bradman's 29.
7/22/1970Himachal Pradesh Krishi Vishvavidyalaya (HPKV), College of Agriculture, Palampur was transferred to Himachal Pradesh University as part of its Agricultural Complex.
1/28/1933India in Waldorf Hotel in London read out a four and a half page note in Cambridge.
10/2/1939Budhisagar Krishnappa Kunderan, cricketer (Indian keeper-batsman of 60's), was born in Mangalore.
11/11/1872Abdul Karim Khan, famous singer of ""Kirana Gharana"", was b
1/6/1948Security Council takes up India's complaint charging Pakistan with aggression in Kashmir.