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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
9/15/1993Election Commission announces polls in the former BJP-ruled states of UP, MP, HP, Rajasthan and in Delhi and Mizoram.
1/24/1870Muddan, famous Kannad poet and novelist, was born.
11/1/1973Lakshdeep Minikai and Amin Divi were renamed as Lakshadweep, and Masker (Mysore) state renamed as Karnataka.
12/31/1988Nuclear Fuel Complex was established in Hyderabad.
3/3/1997Bill Gates, Microsoft Chairman, arrives in New Delhi.
8/16/1991C. Achuta Menon, former CM of Kerala, passed away.
10/12/1995Inderjit Gupta re-elected General Secretary of CPI.
10/5/1999India decides not to attend the special meet on CTBT.
6/3/1995President's rule in J&K extended for another 6 months.
12/1/1982Pakistan beats India to win hockey gold in the Asian Games.