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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
3/11/1993Gen. K.V. Krishna Rao returns to Jammu & Kashmir as Governor.
3/13/1947Lord Louis Mountbatten took charge as Viceroy of British India. He ruled upto 14th August, 1947.
11/15/1913Ravindranath Tagore (1861-1941), received the message that he was awarded with Noble Prize in literature for his collection of poems ""Gitanjali"" . He was the first Indian to be awarded with Nobel Prize. (13 or 15)
4/15/1942George VI awards the George Cross to the people of Malta.
6/6/1997U.S. Congress honours Mother Teresa with a gold medal.
2/17/1992Tripura's Congress (I) ministry falls as TUJS withdraws support.
3/20/1997Maharashtra (like H.P.) proposes to make carrying for aged parents mandatory.
12/16/1999India agrees to Financial System Stability Assessment (FSSA) by the IMF.
9/2/1960Dr. Shankar Purushottam Adharkar, famous Botanist in India, passed away.
8/28/1879Battle at Ulundi, Lord Chelmsford beats king Cetshwayo's Zuluz.