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Historical Event on 3/16/1999

Amarjeet Kaypee of Haryana, during an innings of 148 against Madhya Pradesh in the super-league match at Rajnandgaon, overtook Ashok Malhotra's 7,274 runs and became the highest run-getter in Ranji Trophy.

Other Historical Dates and Events
1/31/1996Asia's first Sports University inaugurated in Pune.
3/17/1920Mujiburr Rahman, the first Prime Minister of Bangladesh, was born in Tungipara now in Bangladesh.
3/22/1991Chautala sworn in as Haryana CM.
6/3/1930George John Fernandes, social reformer and politician, was born in Mangalore (Karnataka).
6/17/1824Bureau of Indian Affairs established.
4/13/1948Bhuvaneshwar became the capital of Orissa.
4/10/1993Student hijackers of IA plane overpowered in Lucknow.
10/4/1974India in apartheid protest refuses to play South Africa in Davis Cup finals.
4/15/1932Suresh Shridhar Bhat, famous poet, was born.
12/1/1921Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose, great nationalist leader, social reformer and freedom fighter was arrested by the British police for six months and sent to jail.