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Historical Event on 11/16/1991
60 percent of the 23 million voters exercise their franchise in the by-elections to 15 Lok Sahba and 56 Assembly seats in 14 states.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 3/27/1977 | The government revoked the national Emergency promulgated on Dec. 3, 1971. |
| 2/15/2000 | K.R. Narayanan, President, presents Dada Saheb Phalke Award for 1998 to B.R. Chopra for his contribution to Indian cinema. |
| 8/6/1998 | The Maharashtra Government rejects the Srikrishna Commission findings on the 1992-93 communal riots and the serial blasts in Mumbai, but agrees to act on the panel's suggestions to refurbish the police force. |
| 10/1/1997 | Ordinance promulgated to ban single digit or instant lotteries. |
| 3/31/1959 | Dalai Lama fled China & was granted political asylum in India. |
| 1/17/1992 | Shankar Ramchandra (Mamrao Date), veteran journalist, passed away. |
| 2/7/1864 | P. S. S. Iyyer, famous lawyer and educationalist, was born. |
| 6/9/1991 | Raj Khosla, famous film producer and director, passed away. |
| 10/25/1999 | US Energy Secretary Bill Richardson arrives. |
| 6/24/1980 | Varahagiri Venkata Giri, former president of India, died at Madras. |
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