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Historical Event on 11/16/1908
Bommi Narsingh Reddy, famous film story writer, was born.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 3/22/2000 | P. Shanmugham sworn in Chief Minister of Pondicherry. |
| 5/22/1961 | Jnanpeeth Award was instituted and the first award was given in 1965. This award is given for the best creative literary writing by any Indian citizen in any of the languages included in the VIII Schedule of the Indian Constitution. The award carries a cash price of Rs 2.5 lakh, a citation and a bronze momento. |
| 9/18/1879 | Welthy Housinger Fisher, an American adult educationist in India, was born. |
| 3/26/1977 | Morarji Desai, the new Prime Minister, forms his Cabinet. |
| 6/27/1939 | Rahul Dev (R. D.) Burman ""Pancham Da"", famous music director, was born. |
| 9/3/1916 | Annie Besant started 'Home Rule' movement. |
| 5/17/1957 | Nehru, who went to Ceylon to celebrate the 2,500th anniversary of the founding of Buddhism, calls for an end to nuclear tests. |
| 11/5/1931 | M. G. Subramaniam, cricket test umpire for 2 tests from 1983-84, was born in Karnataka. |
| 10/17/1997 | SEBI asks investors to adopt paperless trading through depository. |
| 11/25/1984 | Yashwantrao B. Chavhan, first Chief Minister of Maharashtra and former Deputy Prime Minister, passed away. |
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