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Historical Event on 10/16/1990

Dr. Nelson Mandela, conferred with 'Bharat Ratna', the highest civilian honour.

Other Historical Dates and Events
5/27/1968Second Jawaharlal Nehru award for International Understanding given to Reverend Martin Luther King posthumously.
8/25/1965Indian troops cross the Kashmir ceasefire line pursuing Pakistani infiltrators.
7/25/1813First boat race started at Calcutta on the Hooghly river where seven sailing boats had competed.
2/1/1994PM Rao attends the World Economic Forum meeting at Davos, Switzerland.
3/29/1992The expert committee recomends an autonomous council for the Jharkhand region of Bihar.
4/5/1990Mrs.Sheela Flather, an Indian national, becomes the first Asian to be nominated to the House of Lords.
12/17/1972New line of control agreed to in Kashmir between India & Pakistan.
2/17/1994Gopikrishna, internationaly famed 'Kathtak' exponent, died at the age of 61 years.
6/2/1988Raj Kapoor, famous film actor, director and Dadasaheb Phalke awardee, passed away.
10/5/1990Parliament passed the 76th Amendment Bill to extend President's rule in Punjab for another six months from November 10, 1990.