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Historical Event on 1/1/1999

George Fernandes, Defence Minister, said the sacked Naval Chief, Admiral Vishnu Bhagwat, had been displaying ""disturbing tendencies"" for over a year and even threatened his successor, Admiral Sushil Kumar, with court martial.

Other Historical Dates and Events
2/22/1944Kasturba Gandhi passed away in British imprisonment in Aga Khan Palace at Pune.
9/22/1979Israel conducts nuclear test at Indian Ocean.
5/12/1997Prime Ministers of India and Pakistan agree to set up joint working groups on a range of issues to be identified by Foreign Secretaries.
10/2/1961Indian Limited Shipping Transport Corporation established.
2/16/1997Ramakrishna Hegde launches a new national political party, Lok Shakti.
12/20/1931Leela Nag (Leela Roy), freedom fighter and editor of Jayshri, was arrested in Bengal for her association with ""Depali Sangh"" who supported Chatgang Ammunition Plot against the Bengal Government.
10/25/1964First indigenous tank was manufactured in Awdi factory and was named 'Vijayant'.
12/12/1999No transparency in judicial appointments, says Justice Kuldip Singh, retired judge of the Supreme Court.
4/10/1760Gerard George Clifford, head of East-Indian Company, passed away at the age of 75.
12/23/1959Edward Fredrick Lindlewood Halifax ""Irwin Lord"", English viscount and Governor General of India (1925-1931), died at the age of 78.