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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
12/31/1738Lord Charles Cornvalis, Governor General of India (1786-1793), was born.
9/7/1905Raghunath Govind Sardesai, journalist and Marathi litterateur, was born.
2/10/1859General Horsford defeats Begum of Oude & Nana Sahib in Indian mutiny.
1/6/18424,500 British & Indian troops leave Kabul..
1/25/1932Rammanohar Vishnunarayan Tripathi, great social worker and political leader of Maharashtra, was born.
1/10/1964Battles between Muslims & Hindus in Calcutta.
11/12/1939Pratap Chandra Lal arrived at the training establishment at RAF Station, Risalpur. He then rose to the Air Chief Marcharl of Indian Air Force.
1/31/1948Cities swept by riots in wake of Gandhi murder.
5/29/1952The Socialist Party and Krishak Mazdoor Praja Party decide to form a single parliamentary party.
7/25/1988Sikh extremists kill the chief priest of the Golden Temple in Amritsar.