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Historical Event on 12/1/1999

Indira Gandhi, former Prime Minister, is named ""`Woman of the Millennium'' in a BBC pol

Other Historical Dates and Events
1/1/1995N.D.Tiwari steps down as president of UP Congress committee.
12/16/1960Ganesh Chintaman Karve, creator of Marathi dictionary and author, passed away.
2/3/1988INS Chakra was inducted in the Indian Navy when the first Soviet SSN Victor 1 class nuclear propelled submarine and India joined the maritime nuclear powers.
6/8/2000Bomb blasts rock churches in three states (A.P, Karnataka and Goa).
1/2/1953Government set up a Board of Editors under Dr. Syed Mahmood to prepare a history of Freedom Movement in India.
8/1/1920Kirloskar, monthly magzine, was published.
9/16/1996First one-day international in Canada played between India and Pakistan at Toronto.
1/24/1950Dr. Rajendra Prasad became the first President of India.
10/10/1937Anant Bhave, famous Marathi litterateur and news announcer on Doordarshan, was born.
9/4/1952India returns Peking's famine-relief aid, saying it had political strings attached.