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Historical Event on 8/16/1991
Indian Airliner Boeing 737 crashes in Manipur's Churachandpur district killing all 69 aboard.
Other Historical Dates and Events |
9/16/1932 | Ronald Ross, bacteriologist and member of Indian Medical Service, died in London. He had also received a Nobel Prize. |
5/20/1996 | CPI Leader Indrajit Gupta appointed pro-term speaker in the Lok Sahba. |
7/8/1918 | Montagu - Chelmsford Report was published. This report was prepared to reform the legislature of India. This report was made by Edwin Montagu who was the Secretary of States for India and Lord Chelmsford, who was the Viceroy. |
2/16/1982 | Sibnath Banerjee, great social worker and leader, passed away. |
1/8/1994 | Kamkothi Parmacharya Shri Chandrashekhar Saraswati, 68th Shankaracharya of Kanchi maat and Indian Saint, passed away at the the of 99. |
12/4/1910 | Motilal, famous film actor, was born. |
1/21/1999 | Bal Thackeray, Shiv Sena chief, suspends his party's protest against the coming India-Pakistan cricket matches after an urgent meeting with the Union Home Minister in Mumbai. |
11/27/1976 | Gajanan Tryambak Madkholkar, famous journalist, novelist and critic, passed away. |
10/11/1962 | Chinese, Indian troops clash on border, claiming 50 lives. |
6/5/1980 | Manipur University was established. |
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