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Historical Event on 8/16/1991

Indian Airliner Boeing 737 crashes in Manipur's Churachandpur district killing all 69 aboard.

Other Historical Dates and Events
1/18/1948Gandhi breaks 121-hour fast in New Delhi, after halting of Muslim-Hindu riots in Calcutta. He breaks the fast on security pledges from communal leaders who ""Peace Pledge"" to Gandhiji.
5/7/1990Foundation stones are laid in Ayodhya for a new temple at the birthplace of Lord Rama as Hindu nationalism rises. Government disallows the Shilanyas.
6/12/1952J&K Assembly decided to terminate hereditary monarchy.
9/21/1997I. K. Gujral and Nawaz Sharif discussed in New York the recent flare-up on Line of Control and firing across the border.The two agreed that such sources of tension should not be allowed.
2/20/1997RBI relaxes capital adequacy norms for commercial banks.
8/16/1996CBI raids house of former minister Sukh Ram and finds cash and jewellery to the tune of Rs. 3 crore.
8/14/1968Week-long flood death toll reaches 1,000.
2/12/1928Lalit Mohan Sharma, former Chief Justice of Supreme Court, was born.
2/16/1968Beatles George Harrison and John Lennon along with their wives fly to India for transcendental meditation study with the Maharishi Mahesh Yogi.
7/25/1813First boat race started at Calcutta on the Hooghly river where seven sailing boats had competed.