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Historical Event on 1/16/1999

Ritwick Bhattacharya (Delhi) and Mekhala Subedar (Maharashtra) won the men's and women's titles in the National squash championship in Calcutta.

Other Historical Dates and Events
7/15/1987Rajiv Gandhi,Congress President, expels V. C. Shukla, Arif Mohammed Khan and Arun Nehru from Congress for anti-party activities.
7/17/1992Lok Sabha rejects no-trust motion.
9/25/1997BAI-IBC dispute resolved.
5/18/1995Criminal Law (Amendment Bill, 1995) introduced in Parliament to replace the 10-year-old controversial TADA Act.
8/12/1966Mihir Sen swam Dadenelis.
1/10/1908Gandhiji adopts word, ""Satyagraha"" in place of ""Passive Resistance"". Sentenced to two months' imprisonment for failure to leave Transvaal.
3/9/1836Navalram Lakshmiram Pandya, famous writer and Gujrati critic , was born.
2/2/1862Pandit Shambhunath was the first Indian to become Judge of Indian High Court.
3/7/1921Kulwant Singh Virk, famous Hindi writer and journalist, was born.
5/17/1997Two workers belonging to Mamsapuram near Srivilliputtur ''burnt alive'' at neighbouring Edayankulam by its residents who took them hostage.