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Historical Event on 11/16/1986

Second SAARC summit held at Bangalore.

Other Historical Dates and Events
12/24/1932The third and last Round Table conference on India ends. It was was held in London.
12/31/1861Cherrapunji in Assam received rainfall of 22,990 mm in 1861. This was a world record in itself as no other country or place had received rains to such an extent.
7/14/1997India finishes third in Asian women's weightlifting.
1/8/1925The first All India Art & Craft Exhibition was inaugurated by Sir William Marries, Governor UP at Kaisar Baug, Lucknow.
6/4/1993L K Advani unanimously elected President of BJP.
8/15/1947Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru becomes the first Indian Prime Minister of free India.
12/17/1999Pramod Mahajan, Parliamentary Affairs Minister, announces that Women's Bill will be introduced in the Lok Sabha.
12/1/1900Chidambaranar Thiru Thamizaringar, great author, journalist and homeopath, was born at Sirukadambur, Tamil Nadu.
10/6/1808Ardaseer Cursetjee Wadia, professor, pioneer, innovator, chief engineer and Inspector of Machinery at the Steam Factory at Bombay and one of the dignitaries, was born.
7/5/1916Archik Venkatesh Gopalkrishna, great poet, journalist and orator, was born at Dharwar, Mysore.