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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
3/24/1896Thiripad V. T. Bhatt, author and journalist, was born.
2/28/1859Surbhi, farmer lady of Dholi Bavli, Central India, who was arrested for helping her son Bheema Nayak in the freedom movement and was jailed in Mahamandaleshwar jail, passed away.
1/10/1963Gold Control Measures Plan was started by the Government of India.
1/30/1971Indian Airline's Fokker Friendship aircraft in India was hijacked to Lahore.
10/20/1989Pakistan win Sharjah Trophy over West Indies and India.
10/3/1985Morocco breaks diplomatic relations with India after New Delhi announced its recognition of the Saharwi Arab Democratic Republic.
3/26/199914 tonnes of heavy water leaked into the second unit of the Madras Atomic Power Station (MAPS) at Kalpakkam during an in-service inspection.
10/23/1999V. P. Singh, former Prime Minister, tops the list of star witnesses in Bofors case.
3/13/1958Vallathol Narayana Menon, great freedom fighter, poet, literateur and writer,died at the age of 80.
1/24/1966Indira Gandhi becomes Prime Minister of India. She continued in this office till March 24, 1977, after winning the General Elections. She became the only second woman in modern history to head a government.