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Historical Event on 3/16/1999
Amarjeet Kaypee of Haryana, during an innings of 148 against Madhya Pradesh in the super-league match at Rajnandgaon, overtook Ashok Malhotra's 7,274 runs and became the highest run-getter in Ranji Trophy.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 11/20/1997 | Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat arrives in New Delhi. India and Palestinian national authority take stock of stalled West Asia peace process. Two sides sign first umbrella Memorandum of Understanding. |
| 8/1/1962 | Establishment of Maharashtra State Industrial Development Corporation. |
| 4/14/1952 | Three integrated Railway Zones, Northern, North Eastern and Eastern inaugurated. |
| 9/15/1999 | Palvai Purushottam, the sitting Sirpur MLA and TDP candidate, shot dead. |
| 8/4/1928 | Udham Singh, Indian field hockey player (Olympic-gold-1952, 56, 64), was born. |
| 11/20/1942 | Attri Devi, freedom fighter, was arrested for further six months. She was earlier arrested for personal satyagraha and to hoist the national flag in Delhi Central Jail on January 26. |
| 2/17/1994 | Former US Congressman Stephan Solarz named Ambassador of India. |
| 2/16/1992 | Abbas Musawi, leader of Hezbollah, assassinated. |
| 3/23/2000 | Udham Singh (72), hockey legend, died at his home town in Sansarpur (near Jalandhar). |
| 11/18/1974 | Telex Service started between India and Pakistan. |
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