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Historical Event on 9/16/1990

Air India establishes a world record by evacuating more than 1.11 lakh people in eight weeks from Kuwait/Iraq during the Gulf War.

Other Historical Dates and Events
3/24/1992Congress (I) strength goes up by six seats in the Rajya Sabha on account of biennial polls.
4/12/1978After several state victories, Congress party-I (for Indira) is recognized as official opposition.
6/20/1939Ramakant Bhikaji Desai, cricketer (effective pace bowler for India in the 60s), was born in Bombay.
11/17/1966India's beauty queen Rita Faria was crowned as 'Miss World' in World Beauty contest held in London. She was a medical student.
12/28/1981Salman Rushdie is awarded the Booker Prize for Midnight's Children.
9/26/1991Ordinance to amend MRTP Act and the Companies Act totally removes pre-entry restrictions on new industrial houses and expansion of the existing ones.
12/19/1945Gandhiji lays foundation stone of C. F. Andrews' Memorial Hospital at Santiniketan.
3/8/1963Gursharan Singh Narainsingh, cricketer (Indian batsman played one Test 1989-90), was born in Amritsar.
8/27/1958Metric system of weights and measures introduced.
12/5/199156 JD MLA's belonging to V.P. Singh faction elect a new leader in UP.