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Historical Event on 11/16/1988
India gives full recognition to the state of Palestine.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 8/20/1917 | Raja Kulkarni, freedom fighter and politician, was born at Mhaswa village in Maharashra. |
| 8/30/1989 | Anti-government riots leave at least 11 dead. |
| 8/30/1989 | Vasco De Gama departed with his fleet from Lisbon Harbour for a trip to India . |
| 5/4/1957 | Rai Chaudhary Hemchandra, great historian, passed away. |
| 9/27/1972 | Shri Shiyali Ramamrita Ranganathan, prolific author and first librarian of the University of Madras, passed away at the age of 80 at Bangalore. |
| 9/27/1972 | Guru Ramdas, Sikh Guru, established Amritsar city. |
| 10/3/1984 | India's longest distance train Himsagar Express (from Jammu Tavi to Kanya Kumari) was first flagged. |
| 11/30/1995 | G. Umapati, filmmaker, died. |
| 2/21/1979 | Yousuf Hussain, litterateur and brother of President Zakir Hussain Khan, passed away. |
| 5/2/1968 | Lok Sabha passed the Public Providend Fund Act. |
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