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Historical Event on 7/16/1996
The four basin states of Narmada valley - Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Gujarat, Maharashtra - reach agreement to raise the height of Sardar Sarovar dam in Gujarat to 436' after which hydrological studies will be done for 5 years to decide whether the height should be raised to the awarded 455'.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 3/3/1952 | The Indian National Congress secured absolute majority in the Lok Sabha in the General elections. |
| 7/15/1903 | Kumaraswamy Kamraj, great freedom fighter, social reformer, political leader and member of the Lok Sabha, was born in a trading family at Virudhunagar in Tamil Nadu. |
| 3/5/1931 | Mahatma Gandhi & British viceroy Lord Irwin sign a pact referred in Indian History as ""Gandhi-Irwin Pact"", after which the civic disobedience movement was taken back. |
| 6/24/1991 | K. Karunakaran ministry assumes power in Kerala. |
| 12/4/1888 | Romesh Chandra Majumdar, great Bengali historian, was born. |
| 7/25/1987 | Giani Zail Singh (1916-1994) retired from the post of seventh President. |
| 10/21/1762 | Herman W Daendels, Brig-General and Governor General of Dutch-Indies (1807-11), was born. |
| 1/5/1998 | Laloo Yadav, RJD president, and BSP chief Kanshi Ram launch a seven-party ""Jan Morcha"". |
| 10/30/1966 | First meeting of the Shiv Sena at Shivaji Park. |
| 11/2/1984 | Violence following Indira Gandhi's assassination takes heavy toll. |
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