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Historical Event on 8/16/1991
C. Achuta Menon, former CM of Kerala, passed away.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 3/1/1950 | The population figure for India is announced as 347,340,000. |
| 7/28/1994 | Uproar in Parliament over the Government's rejection of JPC report. |
| 1/19/1919 | Dharam Singh, field hockey player for Indian Team at Olympics-1964-Gold Winner, was born. |
| 4/17/1926 | Chandrashekhar, eighth Prime Minister of India, was born. |
| 2/24/1948 | The State of Junagarh, whose accession to India was protested by Pakistan in the UN Security Council, voted in favour of India in a popular referendum held on 20 February. |
| 7/25/1992 | R. Venkataraman retired from the post of 8th President. |
| 4/23/1774 | British Commander Colonel Chapman defeated Rohilla's army and captured Ruhelkhand. |
| 10/20/1991 | 6.1-7.1 earthquake in uttar Kashi and three northern districts of UP in the Himalayan foothills kills more than 1,600 people. |
| 5/6/1993 | Violence in Orissa state secretariat, CM manhandled. |
| 7/31/1946 | Jinnah threatens sanctions of ""Direct Action"". |
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