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Historical Event on 7/7/1999

M.L. Jaisimha, former Indian Test cricketer, died in Hyderabad.

Other Historical Dates and Events
7/10/1965First NCC (National Cadet Corps) College for training girls started at Gwalior.
2/2/1835Thomas Babington Macaulay westernises education in India. English is made official government and court language and as medium of instruction.
11/13/1998Pravabati Devi (88), freedom fighter and `Mother Teresa of Orissa', dies at the orphanage set up by her at Chharchanpali.
2/12/1742Nana Phadnavis, one of the important members of Peshwa kingdom and the Maratha master-diplomat, was born.
5/21/1994The Union Government imposes blanket ban on capitation fee for admission to private professional colleges.
9/15/1953S. Vijayalakshmi Pandit was elected as the first lady President of the eighth session of the United Nations Organisation's (UNO) General Assembly.
7/21/1907Gulam Mohamad Bakshi, former Prime Minister Jammu and Kashmir, was born.
2/10/1999P. Gopi Chand (A.P.) and Aparna Popat (Karnataka) won the men's and women's singles titles respectively in the National badminton championship in Delhi.
10/29/1967Kurtkoti Lingangaunda, great Indian Philosopher, passed away.
11/22/1971Indian and Pakistan governments protested violations of national airspace along the western border, but aerial conflict between the respective air arms began, preceding full-scale warfare between India and Pakistan by 12 days.