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Historical Event on 3/16/1999

The Shiromani Akali Dal creates a record by unanimously electing Bibi Jagir Kaur Begowal as the first woman president of the SGPC.

Other Historical Dates and Events
6/1/1970Monopolies and Restrictive Trade Practices Act was enforced. This act was passed in 1969.
4/24/1966Margashayam Venkataramana, cricketer (Indian off-spinner 1989), was born in Secunderabad.
3/18/1996President confers gallantry awards on 65 personnel of the defence forces.
12/30/1953The Untouchability (Offences) Bill published in the Gazette of India.
1/23/1960Laxmi Narayan Garde, famous journalist related to ""Venkateshwar Samachar"", ""Bangawasi"", ""Bharat Mitra"" and ""Navjeevan"" newspapers, passed away.
10/10/1970Union Government ruled out judicial probe into the death of the late PM Lal Bahadur Shastri.
5/26/2000Prabhakar G. Surur (93) died in Mumbai.
8/17/1944Indian Viceroy Viscount Wavell rejects Gandhi's request to discuss war support in return for Indian independence.
1/1/1978Samrat (Emperor) Ashoka, Air India's first Jumbo-Jet Boeing 747, after explosion falls into Arabian Sea, killing 213 people. Nobody survived.
4/12/1936Nehru urges Socialism for India.