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Historical Event on 5/16/1911
Pumping Station of Calcutta was commissioned at Tallah.
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| 9/3/1987 | Vishwanathan Anand, 17, becomes India's first and the world's youngest Grandmaster. |
| 9/27/1873 | Vithalbhai Patel, great freedom fighter, social worker, nationalist leader, politician and President of the Central Assembly, was born at Karmasad, Gujarat. |
| 9/27/1873 | Shrichakradhar Swami, founder of 'Mahanubhav Panth', passed away. |
| 12/20/1998 | Dr. B. V. Raman (86), a reputed astrologer, dies in Bangalore following a cardiac arrest. He was the Editor of The Astrological Magazine. |
| 11/5/2000 | The Interpol issues a ""look-out'' notice for the five persons and two of their accomplices, who hijacked an Indian Airlines plane in December 1999 |
| 11/22/1873 | Leopold CMS Amery, British minister of Colonies (India), was born. |
| 5/23/1996 | Joint Opposition candidate Purno A. Sangma (Cong. MP from Meghalaya) unanimously elected Speaker of 11th Lok Sabha. |
| 9/1/1962 | Shivaji University was established in Kolhapur. |
| 6/2/1997 | Saudi Boeing 747 Jumbo with 348 people on board misses the Meenambakkam international airport, Chennai and forcelands at Tambaram Air Force strip. |
| 6/4/1959 | Chakravarti Rajagopalachari opposed the Socialist Policies of Indian National Congress and founded Swatantra Party alongwith Ranga. |
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