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Historical Event on 5/16/1999
Senior Congress leaders oppose Sonia Gandhi as Prime Minister.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 11/14/1993 | Former Finance Minister Yashwant Sinha, who quit JD, joins BJP. |
| 12/24/1921 | Rabindranath Tagore established ""Visva Bharati"" at Santiniketan with Brojendra Nath Seal as the chief guest. |
| 11/30/1994 | Mrinalini Desai, freedom fighter and famous litterateur, died. |
| 10/15/1990 | Bharat Ratna, India's highest award, was given to Dr. Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela (b-1918), the South African black nationalist leader who arrived in India on a five-day visit. He is the first non-Asian to get this honour. |
| 3/8/1999 | The President formally revokes the proclamation imposing Central rule in Bihar after this was decided by the Union Cabinet earlier in the day. |
| 3/7/1952 | Parmahansa Yogananda, great saint, social reformer and writer, died at Los Angles. |
| 8/19/1916 | Dr. Shankar Dayal Sharma, former President of India, was born. |
| 3/20/1977 | General Election (6th) of India ends. First time Indian National Congress Party lost in India. |
| 1/25/1983 | Telugu Desam swept to power in Andhra Pradesh. |
| 1/18/1947 | Kundanlal Saigal, famous film star and unique singer, died at Jalandhar. |
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