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Historical Event on 9/20/1999
Shobha Subrahmanyam, managing director of the Ananda Bazaar Patrika Group of publications, was elected President of the Indian Newspaper Society for 1999-2000.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 5/29/1906 | Terence Hanbury White, novelist (England Have My Bones), was born in Bombay. |
| 9/9/1997 | Pravin Thipsay becomes India's third chess Grand Master. |
| 4/1/1918 | Royal Air Force replaces Royal Flying Corps in Britain. |
| 7/18/1998 | The Maharashtra Government bans the controversial Marathi play on Nathuram Godse, assassin of Mahatma Gandhi. It was produced by Mr. Udhay Dhurat. |
| 4/16/1976 | The govt. announces its new birth-control program to curb population growth. |
| 11/1/1930 | S. R. Bose, cricket test umpire for one test in 1983-84, was born in Bihar. |
| 4/4/1786 | In British Parliament, Berk alleged 11 corruption charges against Indian Governor General Warren Hastings. |
| 2/2/1959 | Indira Gandhi was elected the president of the ruling Congress Executive Party. Thereby Congress spilt,and leftist formed Swantantra Party. |
| 7/24/1837 | Kanishta, son of Samajya Laxshmi, was killed. |
| 8/22/1818 | Warren Hastings, first Governor General of India (1773-84), died at the age of 85. |
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