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Historical Event on 10/16/1999

Congress (I)-Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) combine is invited to form the Government in Maharashtra. Vilasrao Deshmukh to be sworn in as Chief Minister.

Other Historical Dates and Events
4/4/1984Squadron Leader Rakesh Sharma was the first Indian Astronaut to go in space from Baikanaur aboard Soviet Space Craft 'Soyuz 11' and revolved around the earth.
10/9/2000A special court convicts former Tamil Nadu chief minister Jayalalitha and her associate Sasikala and sentences them to undergo three years imprisonment and two years rigorous imprisonment in two 'Tansi land deal' cases.
6/5/1989Missile `Trishul' tested successfully.
3/26/1969Romesh Chandra, secretary general of the World Peace Council, receives the Lenin prize
1/29/1997Fire engulfs most of the three top floors of the Express Towers, skyrise building owned by Indian Express group in Mumbai.
1/18/1947Kundanlal Saigal, famous film star and unique singer, died at Jalandhar.
3/31/1993Major changes in exim policy announced.
5/29/1933Gandhi ends his 21-day fast, his second for the cause of the 'untouchables'.
8/9/1971A 20-year non-aggression treaty for peace, friendship and co-operation was signed between India and U.S.S.R.
1/12/1906Pandit Mahadeo Shastri Joshi, dictionary creator, was born.