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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
9/14/1971Tarashankar Bandopadhyay, famous Bengali litterateur, died.
7/21/1977Neelam Sanjiva Reddi was elected as the President of India.
2/21/1952The XV Indian Olympic Games in Madras.
3/3/1996Haryana govt. bans liquor vends and bars in rural areas.
1/10/1953Opening ceremony of Centre for Scientific and Industrial Research held.
9/11/1954Ram Naresh, editor and Hindi author, was born.
9/27/2000Venus Williams of USA claims the women's gold in the tennis event in the Sydney Olympics.
1/12/1934Surya Sen (Master Da), revolutionary leader of the Indian Republican Army, who attacked the armoury of Chittagong with 62 men of the Indian Republican Army, was hanged at Chittgong Jail by the Britishers.
4/13/1993Lalitadevi Shastri passed away.
12/26/190723rd session of the Indian National Congress was presided by Dr. Rash Behari Bose. In this session, Congress was split into two groups named 'Extremists' under the leadership of Lala Lajpat Rai and 'Moderates' under the leadership of Dr. Rashbehari Bose. Sir Pherozeshah Mehta took active part on the moderate side. Anand Bazar reported with headings as ""The 23rd National Congress. Presidential Election. Tilak's Amendment. Uproarious Proceedings. Free Fight. Police Aid. Pandal Cleared. Police Escort Tilak. Adjourned Sine Die"".