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Historical Event on 3/10/1999

Lok Sabha approves the Patents (Amendment) Bill 1999, by a voice vote.

Other Historical Dates and Events
8/7/1980Mother Teresa visits the poor in Bronx at New York.
6/8/1998Sani Abacha, 54, Nigerian President, died in Abuja of heart attack.
5/13/1962Bharat Ratna, India's highest award, was given to Dr. Rajendra Prasad (1884-1963).
2/19/1997Massive blowout in ONGC oil field at Devarapally, A.P.
8/20/1998The Punjab and Haryana High Court upholds the conviction of former Punjab DGP K.P.S. Gill for outraging the modesty of an IAS officer Mrs. Rupan Deol Bajaj.
11/28/1890Mahatma Jyotirao Govindrao Phule died. He led a selfless life devoted to the upliftment of the lower classes of the Hindu society. He also started school for girls and for downtroddens and untouchables. He was assissted in education field by his wide Savitri Bai.
2/11/1944Buddhadev Dasgupta, director (Charachar, Grihajuddha), was born.
7/7/1946Gandhiji addressed the A.I.C.C. meeting at Bombay; Congress accepted the Cabinet Mission plan of May 16.
9/15/1876Sarat Chandra Chatterji, famous Bengali novelist and writer, was born at Debanandapur in Hoogly district.
3/20/1926For the first time in the history of the competition, Scotland beats England for rugby's Calcutta Cup in London.