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Today In Indian History - Historical Events of India
| Date | Event Name |
| 5/16/1911 |
Pumping Station of Calcutta was commissioned at Tallah. |
| 5/16/1926 |
Manik Varma, famous singer, was born. |
| 5/16/1932 |
Hundreds die in fighting between Muslims and Hindus at Bombay. |
| 5/16/1933 |
Shani, writer of novel 'Kalajal' and film 'Shaukin', was born. |
| 5/16/1945 |
Prahraj Gopalchandra, modern author of Oria language, passed away. |
| 5/16/1946 |
Gandhiji's Cabinet Mission announces Plan. |
| 5/16/1960 |
International Telex Service between India and U.K. started. |
| 5/16/1975 |
Sikkim High Court was established at Gangtok for Sikkim territory. |
| 5/16/1975 |
Sikkim annexed principality and was declared as the 22nd state of Indian Union. |
| 5/16/1986 |
V. Shantaram, 75, was chosen for the Dada Saheb Phalke award. |
| 5/16/1994 |
Phani Mujumdar, veteran film producer and director, passed away. |
| 5/16/1995 |
Government of India decides not to extend the validity of TADA Act. |
| 5/16/1996 |
Atal Krishna Behari Vajpayee, leader of Bharatiya Janta Party, becomes the 10th Prime Minister for 13 days (from May 16, 1996 to May 28, 1996 [techinally till 01-06-1996]), although his ability to govern effectively is in doubt. |
| 5/16/1998 |
India rejects China's charges on N-tests. |
| 5/16/1999 |
Senior Congress leaders oppose Sonia Gandhi as Prime Minister. |
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| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 5/3/1896 | Vengalil Krishnan Krishna Menon, great nationalist, lawyer, freedom fighter, barrister and member of the Rajya Sabha, was born at Panniyankara in Calicut, Kerala. |
| 2/7/1985 | Uday Merchant, cricketer (brother of Vijay, prolific scorer), passed away. |
| 1/22/1666 | Shahjahan (Sjihab Al-Din Sultan C Shah D Jahan), great Mughal emperor, died at the Agra fort as a prisoner, to rest besides Mumtaz in Taj Mahal. Jahanara arranged that Sahjahan be laid. |
| 11/1/1992 | The Superfast Rajdhani Express train linking Bangalore and Nizamuddin (2,452 km) flagged off. |
| 10/15/1899 | Menka (Lady Lila Sokhi), famous Indian dancer, was born. |
| 4/2/1970 | Privy purses and special privileges of former Indian rulers abolished. |
| 1/28/1865 | Lala Lajpat Rai 'Punjab Kesari', great valiant freedom fighter, social reformer, humanitarian and lawyer, was born in Dhudike village of Ferozepur district, Punjab. |
| 7/25/1992 | K. Madhavan, CBI Jt. Director looking into the security scam, resigns. |
| 11/9/1998 | India rejects Pakistan's bid to internalise the Sir Creek issue at the bilaternal talks in New Delhi. |
| 8/10/1979 | Rohini Technology Payload (RTP) intended for measuring in-flight performance of first experimental flight of SLV-3, the first Indian Space launch vehicle, failed to be placed in orbit. |
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