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Historical Event on 1/1/1999

This year was announced to be observed as the ""International Year of Elderly"".

Other Historical Dates and Events
8/9/1942Subhash Chandra Bose (Netaji) forms the Indian National Army in Malaya with the help of the Japanese. He inaugurates the Government of Free India at Singapore.
7/24/1993Vajpayee elected leader of the Opposition in Lok Sabha.
12/29/1984Rajiv Gandhi claims for Indian Prime Minister post after his landslide majority in 8th General Elections.
4/14/1993The Cabinet Committee approves delicensing of car, refrigerator and leather goods industries.
6/29/1873Micheal Madhusudan Dutta, first Bengali modern poet, died.
3/19/1973Mine explosion in Bihar kills 47.
2/5/1968Narottam Nagar, veteran hindi writer, passed away.
3/31/1964Tram-way service ended in Mumbai (Bombay). This last electric tram left Bori Bunder (CST) for Dadar at 10 p.m., crowds lined the route all the way at that late hour to bid farewell to the common man's transport medium.
11/1/1937Keral University established.
10/25/1951First General Election of India begins.