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Historical Event on 12/17/1999

Pramod Mahajan, Parliamentary Affairs Minister, announces that Women's Bill will be introduced in the Lok Sabha.

Other Historical Dates and Events
6/17/1917Krishan Kumar Chopra, medical practitioner and social worker, was born at Lahore.
7/1/1955S. P. Kampani, was appointed as the Narcotics Commissioner of India. He headed this office till 18-07-1957.
3/26/199914 tonnes of heavy water leaked into the second unit of the Madras Atomic Power Station (MAPS) at Kalpakkam during an in-service inspection.
7/24/1991Industrial licensing scrapped.
8/20/1997Premananda, self-styled godman, sentenced by Pudukottai district and sessions court to life imprisonment for two terms and a fine of Rs. 66.4 lakhs for rape of 13 inmates of his ashram and murder of a male inmate.
9/26/1996CBI chargesheeted Rao in St. Kitts case.
12/19/1988Umashankar Joshi, Gyanpeeth awardee and Gujrathi poet, died.
11/8/1992Mother Teresa, nobel prize winner, was presented 'Bharat Ki Mahan Suputri' award.
2/25/1976India announces plan to penalize parents who have more than two children.
4/8/1985India files suit against Union Carbide in New York for Bhopal gas disaster.