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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
8/5/1981Jagjivan Ram heads breakaway Congress(U) and calls new party Congress (J).
2/10/1992Andaman and Nicobar Islands opened for foreign travellers.
8/27/1958Metric system of weights and measures introduced.
6/23/1810Duncan Dock of Bombay was completed.
11/24/1941Indian infantry attacks German tanks at Sidi Omar.
1/21/1993Biren Roy, follower of Netaji Subhashchandra Bose, passed away.
8/1/200027 'yatris' (travelers) die after militants attack a ''langar'' in a Pahalgam health resort en route to the Amarnath cave shrine.
2/7/1954The present cres: the motto ""Shastra Se Shakti"" was adopted. In 1989, Hindi lettering of ""Shastra Se Shakti"" was adopted.
8/20/1985Sant Harchand Singh Longowal, a ragi, reluctant politician and Sikh leader, died. He was shot by Sikh extremists at Sherpur.
5/13/1962Dr. Zakir Hussain became the Vice President (1962-67).