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Historical Event on 12/16/1999

Michael Johnson's 400m world record (43.18s) set up in the Seville World championship was ratified by IAAF. Other records also ratified were Kenyan Noah Ngeny's 1000m mark (2 11.96, Reiti, Italy) and Moroccan Hicham el Guerrouj's 2000m (4 44.79, Berlin).

Other Historical Dates and Events
12/29/1965First Indian-made tank 'Vijayanta' rolled off the Avadi Heavy Vehicles factory.
7/25/1982Gyani Zail Singh became 7th President of India. He held the office till July 25, 1987.
7/27/1889Branch of Indian National Congress, 'British India Committee' , was established under the leadership of Dadabhai Navroji.
1/30/1999Gopinath Bordoloi was awarded the highest civilian award Bharat Ratna, The Highest Civilian Award in India. 1999.
12/14/1962Bharathi Arun, cricketer (Indian pace bowler late-80's), was born in Vijayawada.
1/4/1906Prince of Wales laid the foundation stone of Victoria Memorial Hall at Calcutta.
2/25/1995Bomb attack on a train in Assam; 27 soldiers killed.
10/17/1979Supreme Court stays the execution of all death sentences.
7/20/1924Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar established Bahishkrit Hitkarni Sabha.
11/30/1982World premier of Sir Richard Attenborough's 'Gandhi' held in New Delhi.