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Historical Event on 6/21/1999

Leander Paes was seeded number one in double's ranking. This was his highest double ranking.

Other Historical Dates and Events
12/11/1783Peshwa Raghobadada, who ruled upto Atak, passed away.
5/15/1873The proposal to dissolve East India Company was passed in England.
3/17/1910Smt. Anutai Wagh, great social worker, passed away.
1/10/1987Sikh terrorists murder Punjab prison chief in Chandigarh.
2/23/1997Justice J. S. Verma appointed Chief Justice of India.
6/19/1947Salman Rushdie, English writer, was born in Bombay.
12/28/1928First talkie feature film 'Melody of Love' was released in India. The film was made by Universal Picture Corporation, America. It's premier was held at Elphinstone Picture Palace, Calcutta.
3/22/1969The first public sector petrochemical organisation was inaugurated.
10/9/2000The Reserve Bank of India issued bank notes in the denomination of Rs.1000 in the Mahatma Gandhi series bearing the leader's portrait in the watermark and signature of Dr. Bimal Jalan, Governor of the RBI. The length of the note is 177 mm and the width is 73 mm. The notes are printed in a combination of offset and intaglio processes. This is the first note with intaglio printing on it.
7/8/1996U.N. says India is leading in HIV infections.