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Historical Event on 12/16/1998

The Government introduces in the Rajya Sabha the Patents (Amendments) Bill 1998 amid Left protests.

Other Historical Dates and Events
1/3/1945No. 8 Squadron becomes the first to convert onto the Spitfire VIII during the previous month and commencing operations on 3 January 1945 in the Kangaw area.
8/12/1991Parliament passes the Terrorist and Disruptive Activities (prevention) amendment bill.
7/6/1998Moshood Abiola, the detained Nigerian politician and presumed winner of the 1993 elections, died in Abuja.
8/28/1976Second World Hindi Conference held in Mauritius.
2/18/1905Indian Home Rule Society was founded at London by Shyamji Krishna Varma.
4/19/1950Shyama Prasad Mukherji resigned. He was the first Minister of Central Cabinet.
10/17/1994Seshan's controversial biography ''DMK'' obtains stay.
5/19/1904Jamshedji Nasarvanji Tata, famous industrialist and father of modern technology, passed away at Nauheim, Hesse-Nassau, France. He commenced cotton mills in Bombay and Nagpur and founded the Tata Iron and Steel Company, which is one of the largest integrated steel mills in the world.
7/14/1856Gopal Ganesh Agarkar, great social worker, was born.
1/19/1960Ramchandra Gopal (Dadasaheb Torne), famous film director, passed away.