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Historical Event on 11/16/1991
Madhukar Karekar, famous journalist, died
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 5/1/1998 | The Konkan Railway running for 760-km is dedicated to the nation by Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee. This was an extention from Ratnagiri. |
| 2/13/1601 | John Lancaster leads 1st East India Company voyage from London. |
| 9/4/1929 | N. Hanumantha Rao, cricket test umpire for 9 tests from 1978-84, was born in Karnataka. |
| 8/3/1898 | Udayshankar Bhatt, modern Hindi dramatist, poet and novelist, was born. |
| 3/28/1978 | Nafisa Joseph, Miss India Universe (1997), was born. |
| 10/5/1907 | British MP Keir Hardie reported fomenting rebellion in India. |
| 12/7/1993 | Lalthanhwala sworn in CM of Mizoram. |
| 2/18/1988 | Jan Nayak Karpoori Thakur, freedom fighter, political leader, great social reformer, teacher and national president of Samyukta Socialist Party, passed away. |
| 6/16/1997 | K. R. Narayanan, Vice-President, is the joint candidate of Congress(I) and United Front for Presidentship in July 14 election. |
| 6/15/1990 | Punjab Government returned gold and other valuables seized from Golden Temple during the 1984 Blue Star operation to SGPC. |
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