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Historical Event on 11/16/1995

Mass Rapid Transit System (MRTS), India's first elevated suburban railway, becomes operational in Madras.

Other Historical Dates and Events
9/24/193119 people were killed by police during the anti-Hindu rioting in Kashmir.
5/13/1918Balasarswati, famous dancer of Bharat Natyam, was born.
9/14/1953Andhra Pradesh was established. Hyderabad became the capital instead of Karnul.
1/3/1994Stalemate persists on the Kashmir issue during Indo-Pak talks that concluded in Islamabad.
7/3/1998Kavi Pradeep, Hindi film lyricist, is selected for the 1997 Dada Saheb Phalke award.
8/10/1894Varahagiri Venkata Giri, the fourth former President of India, was born at Berhampur in Orissa. He was one of the patriarchs of Trade Union Movement of India.
10/25/1997180mw Lower Periyar Hydroelectric Project in Kerala commissioned after 13 long years.
12/23/1912Rash Behari Ghosh and Sachin Sanyal threw a bomb at Viceroy Lord Hardinge II in Delhi. He had come to Delhi on an elephant for the initiation of the new capital. The Viceroy was injured in the bomb blast.
3/25/1954The first helicopter S-55 arrived ferried to Delhi. The Indian Air Force experience with rotary wing aircraft. It was indeed a 'red letter day' in the history of IAF a befitting gift on its coming of age ' when the first helicopter wearing IAF markings appeared at Palam in the form of a Sikorsky, S-55. Such a swift action, complete involvement and dedication on the part of the crew and technicians was the clear indication of the standards with which One-O-Four set about its tasks for others to emulate.
9/18/1997President K.R. Narayanan inaugurates Mammen Mappillai Hall at Kottayam, Kerala.