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Historical Event on 12/16/1999

The second phase of national AIDS programme is launched.

Other Historical Dates and Events
12/23/1912Rash Behari Ghosh and Sachin Sanyal threw a bomb at Viceroy Lord Hardinge II in Delhi. He had come to Delhi on an elephant for the initiation of the new capital. The Viceroy was injured in the bomb blast.
7/22/1991Pandit Basavraj Rajguru, great singer, passed away.
7/25/2000Bal Thackeray, Shiv Sena Chief, courts arrest and the court of the Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate, Boiwada, B. P. Kamble dismisses the case because of six-year delay in pursuing it after the FIR.
11/17/1947Rajendra Prasad elected the President of Indian National Congress.
4/14/1916Commandur Rajagopalachari Rangachari, cricketer (India 1947-48), was born at Mamandur, Tamil Nadu.
1/20/1990Dr. Raja Ramanna sworn in Minister of State for Defence.
7/29/1927Madhavsingh Solanki, one of the leaders in Gujarat, was born.
11/7/1908N. R. Shede (Annasaheb), litterateur and editor, was born.
7/12/1999Rajendra Kumar (71), legendary actor who acted in over 150 Hindi films, died in Mumbai.
2/6/1994Indian Union Muslim League splits, G.M.Banatwala elected President in place of Ibrahim Sulaiman Sait.