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Historical Event on 9/23/1999

India rejects Pakistan's proposal for an international conference on arms control.

Other Historical Dates and Events
8/21/1879Jahangir Bemanji Petit, famous industrialist, was born.
1/8/1927The first scheduled London-Delhi flight arrives after 63 hrs. Air Minister Sir Samuel Hoare is on board.
3/1/1993India develops Phased Array Radars critical for its ""Akash"" surface-to-air missile and launches its indigenous main battle tank 'Arjun'.
3/14/1895Nihalsing Gurumukh, former Chief Minister of Delhi and Governer of Rajasthan, was born.
3/14/1895Sher Shah defeated Humayun for the second time at Hardoi in U.P. in the battle of Kanauj.
8/16/1980Communal riots continue; death toll in Uttar Pradesh City hits 130.
7/10/1949Sunil Manohar Gavaskar, great Indian cricket player (opener, 10,122 Test runs), was born in Bombay. He has received Arjun Award (1975) and Padma Bhushan (1980).
1/18/1992Muthuswami Pillai, father of Bharat Natyam classical dance, passed away.
8/2/1880Bellary Raghava, famous actor, lawyer, social worker and dramatist, was born.
1/18/1971Barrister Nath Pai, freedom fighter and member of parliament, passed away at the age of 49.