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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
12/22/1995A Russian-made AN-26 plane forced to land in Bombay following an Intelligence Bureau tip off that it could be the suspected aircraft which dropped arms at Purulia.
12/22/1995Akbar attacked on Malwa at Sarangpur and defeated Bajbahadar.
3/24/1995Devchand Somaiyya, famous Table Tennis player, passed away.
7/11/1994Delhi IG (prisons) Kiran Bedi wins Magsaysay Award for public service.
5/8/1990A 255 kmph cyclone lashes Andhra Pradesh coast causing heavy losses to life and property.
8/20/1993Mother Teresa hospitalized for malaria.
11/30/1974India, Pakistan decide to end the ten-year trade ban.
7/31/2000The Lok Sabha passes by voice vote a bill for creation of Chhattisgarh state.
4/17/1977Swatantra Party was merged in Janata Party.
11/11/1793English pioneer missionary William Carey, 32, reached Calcutta five months after setting sail for India. Later, Carey founded the Baptist Missionary Society, the first of the British Protestant missions agencies.