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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
12/20/1993Bangarappa expelled from Congress for 6 years.
2/16/1992Abbas Musawi, leader of Hezbollah, assassinated.
2/28/1968International City Auroville inaugurated the Aurobindo Ashram in Pondechery.
9/8/1993Mandal Commission recommendation of 27\% job reservation for the backward classes brought into effect; 'Creamy' layer excluded.
10/23/1959Chinese military confrontation with India in Aksai Chin killed 17 Indian soldiers in a clash on the Kashmir border.
8/8/1990Violent protests rock Bihar against Mandal Commission Report implementation.
10/15/1866Vasudevacharya Kerur, famous Kannad novelist, playwright and journalist, was born.
3/1/1960National Aeronautical Research Laboratory moves to Bangalore with offices at Palace Road and Jayamahal Road. It soon becomes National Aeronautical Laboratory. Dr Nilakantan invites Dr D M Rao to lead the 4 ft tunnel project.
4/5/1957The first Communist ministry in a state was installed in Kerala.
10/26/1962After Chinese attack, Emergency and Defence of India Ordinance was declared for the first time in India by the President.