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Historical Event on 11/16/1999
Suraj Bhan, Bihar Governor, dismisses the Horticulture and Weights and Measurements Minister Samrat Chaudhary in the Rabri Devi cabinet for being 'underaged'.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 11/11/1979 | President N. Sanjiva Reddy declares the opening of the first International Trade Fair of India. |
| 3/17/1943 | Indian troops retreat from Rathedaung to Buthidaung in the face of a renewed Japanese offensive on the Arakan front in Burma. |
| 5/4/1989 | Ashutosh Mukhopadhyay, famous Bengali litterateur, passed away. |
| 6/23/2000 | Indian journalist Palagummi Sainath gets Amnesty International Global award for human rights journalism.. |
| 6/23/2000 | Rana Sanga of Mewar, who had built up an extensive and powerful kingdom over the central and western regions of Northern India, passed away. Mughal Emperor Babur captured Chanderi Fort from Medini Rai, Rana Sangram Singh one of the Lieutenants. |
| 9/1/1965 | Pakistan launched Operation 'Grand Slam' in Chhamb sector aimed at Akhnoor in Jammu. Indians had battled Pakistanis in air and on ground at Kashmir. |
| 9/22/1994 | G. N. Joshi, famous singer, died. |
| 8/18/1957 | Tilak Raj was appointed the Narcotics Commissioner of India. He headed his office for four years till 6th September, 1961. |
| 11/16/1713 | Chhatrapati Shahu appointed Balaji Vishwanath, a very remarkable man in Maratha history, as 'Peshwa'. |
| 2/21/1998 | Romesh Bhandari, U.P. Governor, dismisses the Kalyan Singh Government and inducts an 18-member ministry headed by Jagadambika Pal of the Loktantrik Congress Party. BJP moves the Allahabad High Court. BJP's Prime Ministerial candidate, A. B. Vajpayee, goes on a ""fast-unto-death"". |
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