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Historical Event on 1/1/1999

This year was announced to be observed as the ""International Year of Elderly"".

Other Historical Dates and Events
9/7/1999India rejects Pakistan demand for a East Timor type of referendum in Kashmir.
12/10/1905Robert Koch received the Nobel Prize for Medicine for his work on Tuberculosis.
10/20/1999Quiet start to the 13th Lok Sabha.
10/30/1933Dara Nadirsha Dotiwala, cricket Test umpire for 6 tests from 1981-88, was born in Mumbai.
2/1/1785Warren Hastings left India on Feb 8 and attended the Council meeting for the last time.
1/20/1993Captain Karamjeet Singh, first Pramveer Chakra Awardee, passed away.
5/27/1964Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru, first Prime Minister and architect of modern India, passed away at the age of 74.
1/25/1992Swaran Singh and Vajpayee awarded 'Padma Vibhushan'.
6/19/1995In an unprecedented move, UP Speaker Dhani Ram Verma adjourns the two-day special session called to prove Mayavati Government's majority in the House. Later, the House gathers, rejects the sine die adjournment and unanimously elects B.R. Verma (BSP) as new presiding officer to conduct the business of the House.
6/22/1898The last total Solar Eclipse of 19th century was seen in India.