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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
11/10/1909Gandhiji replies to Tolstoy, sends his biography by Doke.
3/24/1855First long distance telegram message was opened between Agra and Calcutta at a distance of 1,300 km.
11/2/1885Balwant Pandurang Kirloskar (Annasaheb), first great Marathi musical drama playwright, died.
3/24/1993Six of Memon family escape to Karachi.
12/19/1961Goa was liberated after Portuguese surrendered to the Indian troops.
6/20/1756A group of British soldiers along with Halvel were imprisoned by some rebellions in a suffocating cell that gained notoriety as the ""Black Hole of Calcutta."" Most of them died here.
12/24/1891Chandra Singh Garhwali, freedom fighter and revolutionary, was born in Masson, Patti Chauthan, Tehsil Thalisain, District Garhwal.
8/2/1858British parliament passed the act to handover the administration of India to British Government from East India Company. After the occasion, the Supreme British ruler in India was called as 'Viceroy'.
7/21/1999Bansi Lal, Haryana Chief Minister, quits before seeking a trust vote; and rebels form a separate party.
3/17/1798Rani Shiromani anounced to attack the British Army.