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Historical Event on 11/16/1995
Mass Rapid Transit System (MRTS), India's first elevated suburban railway, becomes operational in Madras.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 1/9/1923 | Satyendranath Tagore, Bengali litterateur, passed away. |
| 1/10/1955 | The Auxiliary Air Force squadrons were equipped with the HAL-designed HT-2 trainer - officially introduced into service. |
| 11/16/1991 | Madhukar Karekar, famous journalist, died |
| 12/16/1997 | Mamata Banerjee, Congress(I) rebel, declares that she would seek recognition and separate symbol for her ""Trinamul Congress'' and contest elections on her own. |
| 7/12/1994 | Vasant (V. P. Sathe), film critic, journalist, publisher and author, passed away. |
| 12/11/1999 | Leander Paes capped a brilliant year with his successive Challenger title, this time in Jaipur, beating Barry Cowan in the final. |
| 2/11/1933 | First edition of weekly ""Harijan"" edited by Mahatma Gandhi was published from Pune in English and Hindi. |
| 7/27/1986 | The Supreme Court orders all-India test for medical seats. |
| 12/26/1989 | Keshav Shankar Pillai, international fame cartoonist, painter, writer and Padma Bhushan awardee, passed away. |
| 3/18/1953 | Backward Classes Commission inaugurated. |
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