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Historical Event on 5/16/1999

Senior Congress leaders oppose Sonia Gandhi as Prime Minister.

Other Historical Dates and Events
11/23/1991India decides to upgrade its ties with the Soviet Republics.
6/14/1998S. Vijayalakshmi wins National women's `A' chess title in Mumbai.
12/10/1857Veer Narayan Singh organised a small group and had an encounter with British army. He was charged treason and sentenced to death. He was executed publicly.
1/1/1992Petrol and diesel price hiked in 11 states to make it uniform all over the country.
2/6/1959Ann Chandy was appointed the first Woman judge of Kerala High Court. In 1937, she became the 'munsif'.
8/7/1980Mother Teresa visits the poor in Bronx at New York.
12/5/1931Jayant G. Nadkarni, former Admiral of Indian Navy, was born.
9/27/1958Mihir Sen becomes the first Indian to cross the English Channel from Dover to Calais.
1/29/1977Judge Mirza Hameedullah Beg became the Chief Justice of India. He helded this office till 21/02/1978.
5/25/1936Rusi Framroz Surti, cricketer (Indian slow lefty, hat-trick for Qld 1969), was born in Surat, Gujarat.