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Historical Event on 9/20/1999

Shobha Subrahmanyam, managing director of the Ananda Bazaar Patrika Group of publications, was elected President of the Indian Newspaper Society for 1999-2000.

Other Historical Dates and Events
8/1/1994The Railway passenger insurance scheme comes into force.
7/12/1864Vishvanath Kashinath Rajwade, great Historian, was born.
8/22/2000Parliament okays two Constitutional Amendment Bills restoring relaxations in marks for promotion in government jobs to SC/STs and exempting Arunachal from reservation for SCs.
11/24/1919Gandhiji presides over All-India Khilafat conference at Delhi.
4/23/1928Narasimha Murtey, educationist, was born at Nandur, A.P.
12/1/1946Australia compiled 645 vs India at Gabba. Bradman made 187 runs.
2/2/1996Gold price zooms to all-time record high of Rs. 5600 per 10 grams.
4/23/1946Commonwealth Occupation Forces in Japan, exchanging its Spitfire Vllls for Mk XlVs in October and arriving in Japan aboard HMS vengence.
7/14/1997India finishes third in Asian women's weightlifting.
2/19/1997Massive blowout in ONGC oil field at Devarapally, A.P.