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Historical Event on 10/14/1999

Sheikh Shamim, an Indian, is hanged for espionage in Pakistan.

Other Historical Dates and Events
8/14/1947Pakistan was partitioned from India. Gandhiji hailed the following day as one of rejoicing for deliverance from British bondage.
3/12/1938Vijay Laxman Mehra, cricketer (Indian Test batsman from age 17), was born in Amritsar.
6/1/1970Monopolies and Restrictive Trade Practices Act was enforced. This act was passed in 1969.
5/4/1959Nehru rejects proposals that India and Pakistan resolve their differences and set up a common alliance against Communist China.
4/27/2000Arun Bharat Ram takes over as the president of the Confederation of Indian Industry.
12/4/1924Gateway of India was inagurated by Lord Riding.
4/2/1942Congress rejected the proposal of Sir Stepherd Crips.
1/6/1948Security Council takes up India's complaint charging Pakistan with aggression in Kashmir.
8/13/1951Acharya Kishoridas Vajpayee passed away.
4/25/1998India protests against Pakistan raising the Kashmir issue at the first SAARC Information Ministers conference in Dhaka.