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Historical Event on 11/16/1999

Suraj Bhan, Bihar Governor, dismisses the Horticulture and Weights and Measurements Minister Samrat Chaudhary in the Rabri Devi cabinet for being 'underaged'.

Other Historical Dates and Events
2/3/1990Birsa Munda, freedom fighter and leader, was finally arrested in Chakradharpur forest.
9/11/1911Amarnath Lala, right-hand Indian all-rounder of 30s and 40s, was born at Lahore in Pakistan. He was awarded with Padma Bhushan in 1991.
10/22/1680Rana Rajsingh, king of Mewad, died.
10/10/197761 people died in an accident between a passenger train and a freight train at Naini.
4/4/1942Japanese Navy destroyed 3 British battleship to sink in the Bay of Bengal during the Second World War.
8/28/1972General Insurance Business was nationalised.
5/26/1948First ever trade agreement with Pakistan.
1/1/1999George Fernandes, Defence Minister, said the sacked Naval Chief, Admiral Vishnu Bhagwat, had been displaying ""disturbing tendencies"" for over a year and even threatened his successor, Admiral Sushil Kumar, with court martial.
3/23/199710 Dalits killed in Kab village of Bihar by Ranbir Sena, a pro-landlord extremist organisation.
10/19/1929Balbir Singh, India field hockey player (Olympic gold 1948-56), was born.