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Historical Event on 12/31/1999

This Indian Railway, carries more than 11 million passengers in a day, runs on more than 62,000 route kilometers and more than 1,07,000 track kilometers daily. This is the largest Railway System under Single Management.

Other Historical Dates and Events
5/5/1903Former minister William Petty declares Persian Gulf a part of British dominion in India.
4/5/1990Mrs.Sheela Flather, an Indian national, becomes the first Asian to be nominated to the House of Lords.
6/24/1946Gandhiji meets Cabinet Mission.
4/24/1995K. Karunakaran elected to Rajya Sabha.
7/12/1998India will not reverse the nuclear programme, declared Mr. Vajpayee.
4/17/1997Biju Patnaik, 81, Janata Dal leader and important personality in Orissa politics, died.
12/22/1940Manvendranath Rai established the Radical Democratic Party.
7/20/1969Varahagiri Venkatagiri retired from the post of President.
5/28/1925Awadh Kishore Narain, educationist, was born.
9/22/1999Former Test all-rounder Chandu Borde was re-appointed chairman of National Selection Committee on Day two of the BCCI AGM in Jaipur.