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Historical Event on 10/16/1999
Geet Sethi bagged the Fred Davis award as the "Billiards Player of the Year 1998-99'
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 2/7/1864 | P. S. S. Iyyer, famous lawyer and educationalist, was born. |
| 1/22/1990 | FIR registered in Bofors kickbacks case. |
| 10/20/1920 | Censor Board, after examining the film 'Ahilya Uddhar' on October 20, started mentioning the number of reels as well as the length in feet on the Censor Certificate. The film had already been released earlier on August 23, 1919. |
| 8/15/1972 | Postal Index Number (PIN Code) of 6-digits was introduced. |
| 8/9/1942 | The Congress at its Bombay session passed the famous Quit India resolution, calling for mass struggle on non-violent lines on the widest possible scale, under the leadership of Gandhiji. He stressed that ""We shall either free India or die in the attempt; We shall not live to see the perpetuation of our slavery""; popularly known as ""Do or Die"". But before the Congress could start the movement, the government arrested all the major leaders and the Congress was declared illegal. Spontaneous popular revolts broke out with the battle cry of 'British Quit India'. |
| 7/8/1930 | The King opens India House in the Aldwych, appealing for peace in India at London. |
| 10/10/1964 | Ravi Shankar performs at Town Hall in New York. |
| 12/29/1989 | Prasar Bharati Bill and Lok Pal Bill introduced in Lok Sabha. |
| 1/27/1994 | 55 miners, trapped inside New Kenda Colliery of Eastern Coal Fields, die. |
| 8/22/1980 | Kishor Shahu, actor and director, died. |
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