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Historical Event on 12/9/1999

BJP expels former Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Kalyan Singh.

Other Historical Dates and Events
6/23/1958Tamil leaders in Madras call on Nehru to lobby for better treatment of Ceylon's Tamil minority.
11/23/1946Kailasham Tyagraj Paramshiv, famous Kannada dramatist, passed away.
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.
1/26/1930Mahatma Gandhi started the Dandi march to protest against the Salt Act of the British and the same day Indians swore to get 'Total' Swaraj and organised the day as Swaraj Day.
1/1/1974This year was announced to be observed as the ""World Population Year"".
12/12/1958Fergie Gupte takes 9-102 with leggies vs West Indies at Kanpur.
11/24/1948Ashok Gandotra, cricketer (Two Tests for India 1969), was born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
5/5/1930Gandhiji was arrested and imprisoned without trial. As a result there was ''hartal'' (strike)all over India. Over 100,000 people were jailed before the end of the year.
9/1/1798England signs treaty with Nizam of Hyderabad, India.
12/4/1998Sonia Gandhi said the Congress(I) was prepared to meet the challenge of contesting a mid-term poll if it was forced on the country. But it would not take any initiative to pull down the BJP-led coalition.