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Historical Event on 11/16/1983
Kapil Dev took 9-83 vs West Indies at Ahmedabad. India still lost the game.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 7/19/1952 | India all out 82 in 2nd innings after making 52 runs earlier in the day. |
| 1/1/1924 | Krishna Mohan Jha, famous educationist, was born at Pokharia near Katihar (Purnea). |
| 12/9/1946 | The first meeting of Constitutional Committee Assembly was held in Parliment after a gap of two years, 11 months and 17 days. The Congress started its work of framing the Indian Constitution. Muslim League boycott failed to prevent Constituent Assembly opening. From 16th August 1946, the country witnessed communal riots on an unprecedented scale. At this crucial juncture, on 20th February 1947, Clement Atlee the British prime minister, fixed June 1948 as a deadline for transfer of power and Lord Mountbatten was appointed as the new Viceroy. |
| 12/22/1966 | U.S. announces allocation of 900,000 tons of grain to fight famine in India. |
| 12/31/1923 | Vishnu Dayal Jhunjhunwala, great industrialist, was born at Kanpur. |
| 1/22/1971 | Judge Sarv Mittra Sikri became the Chief Justice of India. He helded this office till 25/04/1973. |
| 1/28/1996 | Dev Kanta Baruah, first President of former Congress, passed away at New Delhi at the age of 82. |
| 3/25/1987 | Marxist-led alliance gets majority in Kerala and West Bengal elections . |
| 6/4/1959 | Chakravarti Rajagopalachari opposed the Socialist Policies of Indian National Congress and founded Swatantra Party alongwith Ranga. |
| 7/23/1956 | India celebrates the birth centenary of Bal Gangadhar ""Lokmanya"" Tilak. |
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