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Historical Event on 1/1/1999

George Fernandes, Defence Minister, said the sacked Naval Chief, Admiral Vishnu Bhagwat, had been displaying ""disturbing tendencies"" for over a year and even threatened his successor, Admiral Sushil Kumar, with court martial.

Other Historical Dates and Events
7/4/1997Mumbai High Court directs BMC to reinstate G.R. Khairnar, the iconoclastic Dy. Municipal Commissioner suspended in `94 and removed from service in October 1996.
12/3/1992Indian, UN Operations in Mozambique begins (ONUMOZ - Dec 92 to Oct 94)
1/8/1947Rajasthan University established at Jaipur.
7/11/1924Moslem-Hindu rebellion in Delhi.
3/22/1996Golden Temple renamed Harmandir Sahib (its original name meaning 'abode of God').
3/16/1910Iftikhar Ali Khan Pataudi, cricketer (Nawab of Pataudi sr, England & India), was born in Pataudi, Punjab.
5/20/1915Gandhiji founded Satyagraha Ashram (later known as Sabarmati Ashram after the name of the river) at Ahmedabad.
12/27/1936Golden Jublee Session of Indian National Congress, under the presidentship of Jawaharlal Nehru, held at Faizpur urging India to strike at British imperialism.
2/18/1996Kenya's first full One Day International Cricket match at Cricket World Cup vs India. Tendulkar scored 127* and India won over Kenya.
12/25/1932King George V's chair collapsed during his Christmas dinner speech.