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Historical Event on 11/16/1989

66 out of 71 trapped miners at Raniganj rescued.

Other Historical Dates and Events
6/28/1996India opens its office (based in Gaza city) in the area under the Palestinian Authority.
12/17/1991Narasimhan committee on Monetary Reforms recommends that there should not be any further nationalisation of banks. Loan-melas assailed.
3/23/1994Last day of Test cricket for Kapil Dev.
10/24/1984First Metro Train (Underground Train) in India started between Esplanade and Bhowanipore in Calcutta city.
6/30/1991A 36-member Congress ministry led by Hiteswar Saikia assumes office in Assam.
10/27/1987Vijay Merchant, cricketer (Test average 47.72, 1st-class avg 71), died.
6/19/1997Indian Prime Minister and his Pakistani counterpart Nawaz Sharif, spoke for first time on restored hotline, to reiterate their committment to comprehensive dialogue, including Kashmir.
3/11/1999Indian Davis Cup player and Asian Games gold medallist Gaurav Natekar announced in Mumbai his retirement from competitive tennis.
1/1/1924Krishna Mohan Jha, famous educationist, was born at Pokharia near Katihar (Purnea).
9/6/1965Full scale warfare broke out all along the international border between West Pakistan and India. Pakistani troops advanced towards the Indian town of Akhnur in Kashmir and Pakistani paratroopers raided Punjab.