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Historical Event on 7/16/1999
17 are killed and over 200 injured when the Delhi bound GT Express collides with derailed wagons of a goods train near Mathura.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 12/20/1993 | India and Council of European Union sign a co-operation agreement in Brussels. |
| 5/19/1979 | Pandit Hajari Prasad Dwivedi passed away. |
| 7/7/1962 | 94 people died in an Italian DC-8 air crash near Bombay. |
| 6/7/1631 | Begum Mumtaj Mahal, wife of Shah Jahan, Emperor of India, passed away at Burhanpur a few hours after the birth of a daughter. She was married in 1612 and the Taj Mahal was built for her. |
| 4/12/1799 | The Church Missionary Society was organized in London under the original name of the Society for Missions in Africa and the East. This Anglican missions agency currently works in fields located in Africa, Ceylon, India, Pakistan, Iran and Palestine. |
| 7/26/1956 | Godavarish Mishra, famous Oriya poet, playwright and essay writer, died. |
| 7/4/1899 | Vishnuprasad Ranchhoddas Trivedi, famous critic in Gujrati, educationist and author, was born at Umreth, Gujarat . |
| 3/13/1971 | Fifth General Election of India ends. |
| 2/19/1818 | Bapu Gokhle, last General of Maratha kingdom, passed away. |
| 5/28/1963 | Estimated 22,000 die in another cyclone in Bay of Bengal (India). |
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