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Historical Event on 10/16/1999

A woman is elected as the Speaker of the Sikkim Assembly.

Other Historical Dates and Events
4/27/1907Fearing uprising in Punjab, British arm volunteers.
4/1/1992ESI ceiling of Rs. 3000 comes into effect.
11/23/1897Nirad Chandra Chaudhuri, writer, was born.
8/12/1997Bar Council of India debars full-time law teachers from practising as lawyers.
10/27/1999P.M. Sayeed of the Congress(I) re-elected as the Deputy Speaker of the Lok Sabha.
10/25/1997180mw Lower Periyar Hydroelectric Project in Kerala commissioned after 13 long years.
11/20/1989Hirabai Barodekar, famous singer of ""Kirana Gharana"", passed away.
12/4/2000India deports TULF functionary-turned LTTE supporter M.K. Eelavendhan, a Chennai resident for over a decade.
2/24/1948The State of Junagarh, whose accession to India was protested by Pakistan in the UN Security Council, voted in favour of India in a popular referendum held on 20 February.
2/26/1998Kalyan Singh wins the ''composite floor test'' in the Assembly, securing 225 votes against the 196 got by Jagadambika Pal.