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Historical Event on 2/16/1986

The Silver Jubilee of I.N.S.- Vikrant, India's only aircraft carrier, fails.

Other Historical Dates and Events
9/29/1959Arati Saha successfully swam the English Channel. She was the first Asian lady to achieve the feat.
7/21/1977Neelam Sanjiva Reddi was elected as the President of India.
5/27/1990Om Prakash Chautala, former CM, wins Mehem by-election.
12/19/1857The trial on Raja Nahar Singh, who was arrested and then was prisioned at Metcalfe House, began on Saturday at 1100 hrs at Delhi.
5/5/1998Yashwant Sinha and Madan Lal Khurana, Union Ministers, are discharged in the hawala case.
9/6/1657Shahjahan fell ill. His four sons Dara Shikoh, Suja, Aurangzeb and Murad advanced towards Delhi to capture the throne.
3/1/1910The Dalai Lama is welcomed in Darjeeling.
5/1/1879Swami Vivekanand established Ramkrishna Mission.
11/24/1998Polling is held in 626 assembly constituencies spread over four States - Delhi, Madhya Prades, Mizoram and Rajasthan.
3/27/1990A 10-member Progressive Democratic Front Ministry led by Churchill Alemao sworn in Goa.