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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
11/3/1900Sagarmal Gopa, freedom fighter, was born.
2/14/1922Bhimsen Joshi, great singer and composer, was born.
12/29/1909Congress at Lahore adopts resolution praising Indians' struggle in South Africa and urged ban on indenture.
6/4/1932Mahendranath Gupt, follower of Ramkrishna Paramhans, passed away.
9/19/1962Jawaharlal Nehru was devastated when China began attacks on India's northern frontier leading to Indo-China War.
10/9/1987Official Languages Rules, 1976 amended.
7/2/1950Yusuf Meharali, socialist leader, died.
2/15/1993India regains ""Rubber"" after 6 years by beating England by an innings and 70 runs at Madras.
6/18/1858Rani Laxmi Bai of Jhansi died while fighting with the British troops in the battlefield near Gwalior.
6/30/1995CNN launches a 24-hour news channel in partnership with Doordarshan.