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Historical Event on 1/16/2000

P. Moses, Indian High Commission Staff member, badly beaten up and abducted by Pakistani intelligence operators in Islamabad.

Other Historical Dates and Events
1/22/1989DMK swept to power in Tamil Nadu Assembly election.
4/12/1987V. P. Singh resigns as Defence Minister of India, K. C. Pant appointed in his place.
2/7/1993Medium-range surface to surface missile, 'Prithvi' successfully launched for the 10th time.
1/25/1950The post of the Governor General of India was abolished.
12/24/1894The first medical conference was held in Calcutta.
10/12/1993National Environment Council with PM as chairperson set up.
11/12/1762Peshwa surrendered in Battle of Alegaon.
3/30/1997Congress Party withdraws support to the 10-month old H. D. Deve Gowda Government at the centre, and stakes its claim to form an alternative government.
7/15/1903Kumaraswamy Kamraj, great freedom fighter, social reformer, political leader and member of the Lok Sabha, was born in a trading family at Virudhunagar in Tamil Nadu.
8/13/1997The contentious women's reservation bill put on the back burner with PM Gujral saying govt. would not push through such a major social legislation until there was a consensus on it.