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Historical Event on 11/16/1989
66 out of 71 trapped miners at Raniganj rescued.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 1/20/1997 | Indian Express launches its 18th edition from Belgaum. |
| 8/18/1997 | Shanvac-B, India's first genetically engineered vaccine for Hepatitis B was launched. |
| 8/20/1988 | Earthquake measuring 6.5 on Richter Scale strikes India and Nepal. Thousands killed. |
| 1/18/1997 | Pulse Polio Immunisation Programme Phase II begins. |
| 1/22/1992 | Bharat Ratna, India's highest award, was announced to be given to Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose. |
| 2/2/1949 | Press Trust of India' was established. |
| 1/16/1992 | For the first time in a decade, India decides to import one million tonnes of wheat. |
| 11/29/1869 | Amritlal Vithaldas Thakkar (Thakkar Bappa), social reformer of Gujrat and right hand of Gandhiji in socially segregated Harijans, was born at Bhavnagar, Saurashtra. |
| 2/11/1993 | Naik sacks six ministers in Maharashtra. |
| 11/15/1982 | Acharya Vinoba Bhave, great freedom fighter and social reformer, died (88 years) in Pawnar Ashram at Wardha near Nagpur, Maharashtra. |
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