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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
5/1/1998India and Peru sign agreements on space technology and agriculture during the visit of Indian President K. R. Narayanan there.
7/12/1823First Indian Steam Engine Ship ""Diana-a-Gunboat""sailed in a sea near Calcutta. It was built by Kyd & Co.
1/26/1882Telephone line started working between Mumbai and Calcutta.
3/17/19674th Parliament (Lok Sabha) was formed.
1/10/1693Job Charnock, founder of Calcutta, died in the same city and he was laid to rest.
10/2/1929Mahatma Gandhi made the Navjivan publication a charitable trust
11/2/1971Roberto Fernandes, Indian Soccer(Football) player, was born in Goa.
11/2/1971Royal Charter forms the East India Company, setting in motion a process that ultimately results in the subjugation of India under British rule.
11/16/1993Kashmir's 32-day-old Hazaratbal impasse ends with militants' surrender.
3/3/1978Shaliwahan Shaka Hindu Calender started.