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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
12/5/1898Josh Malihabadi, famous Urdu poet, was born.
11/23/1994100 killed in a stampede of Govari Samaj people during a protest march towards Nagpur Assembly.
12/10/1923Madhav Gururao Kulkarni, great author and educationist, was born in Rani Bennur, Dharwar.
5/5/1971India appeals for urgent aid for 1.8 mil. for Bangladeshi refugees in New Delhi.
6/4/1997Fourth Indian Remote Sensing Satellite (IRS-1D), carring advanced remote sensing cameras launched by India's Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV-1D), in service.
7/11/1924Moslem-Hindu rebellion in Delhi.
2/1/1785Warren Hastings left India on Feb 8 and attended the Council meeting for the last time.
8/17/1909Madanlal Dhingra, famous revolutionary, was hanged at Paintanville Jail for assassinating Wyle and Lal Kaka.
4/16/1962Third Lok Sabha constituted after the third general election in India. J. L. Nehru forms the third Congress ministry.
9/16/1932Ronald Ross, bacteriologist and member of Indian Medical Service, died in London. He had also received a Nobel Prize.