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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
5/14/1956Govt announces that decimal coinage will be introduced in India from April 1, 1957.
1/21/2000The Samata Party National Executive elects Mrs. Jaya Jaitley as its president.
9/25/1857Lucknow relief by Havelock & Outram begins.
5/20/1972Indira Gandhi laid the foundation stone of 2nd Howrah bridge at Calcutta.
12/10/1992The Central Government bans RSS, VHP, ISS, Bajrang Dal and Jamait-e-Islami.
2/18/1836Swami Ramakrishna Paramahansa(1836-86), was born early morning in Kamarpukur village in Hooghly district, West Bengal. His real name was Gadadhar Chatterji. He was God-intoxicated Bengali Shakta saint, Guru of Swami Vivekananda. He exemplified the bhakti dimension of 'Shakta Universalism'.
8/20/1885First meeting of the Indian National Congress held.
12/28/1930Police are stoned by demonstrators as they attempt to prevent an illegal flag-salutation ceremony at Bombay.
1/1/1967Day's play in the Calcutta Test vs West Indies cancelled by riots.
1/1/1988The Officers Training School (OTS) was re-christened as Officers Training Academy. Besides training Indian nationals, 74 cadets from Sri Lanka have also been trained at the OTA.