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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 |
| 4/29/1936 | Zubin Mehta, famous music conductor (NY Philharmonic), was born in Bombay, India. |
| 10/4/1996 | Delhi court issues non-bailable warrant against PVN Rao and three others in the St. Kitts forgery case. |
| 11/7/1975 | Indian Supreme Court validates election of Indira Gandhi at New Delhi. |
| 4/17/1977 | Swatantra Party was merged in Janata Party. |
| 5/30/1985 | Earthquake in Srinagar. |
| 5/30/1977 | Express Train fell into Beki river in Assam killing 44 persons. |
| 6/20/1939 | Ramakant Bhikaji Desai, cricketer (effective pace bowler for India in the 60s), was born in Bombay. |
| 6/7/1984 | Indian Army troops, sent to Punjab to quell Sikh violence, stormed the Golden Temple in Amritsar, the holiest of Sikh shrines. More than 400 persons were reported killed in the assault at the shrine, including Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale. |
| 6/23/1661 | Princess Catherine of Portugal wed King of England Charles II. Portugal gave island of Mumbai to England as present. The British got Bombay as dowry from Portugal. |
| 3/24/1991 | Bhau Samarth, internationaly famed painter, passed away. |
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