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Historical Event on 8/16/2000

Rangarajan Kumaramangalam, Union Power Minister, goes into a coma after multiple organ failure.

Other Historical Dates and Events
1/11/1999Four DRDO scientists and four pilots aboard an Avro plane on a research test flight are killed as the plane crashes after take-off from the Arakkonam INS Rajali Naval air base in Tamil Nadu.
2/19/1891Amrita Bazaar Patrika became a daily newspaper.
11/7/1991Salauddin and his wife Neena create a world record by travelling in a Nissan car.
6/14/1929Jatindra Nath Das was arrested in Calcutta.
5/13/1962Bharat Ratna, India's highest award, was given to Dr. Rajendra Prasad (1884-1963).
4/26/1995SAARC decides to launch South Asia Preferential Trade Area (SAPTA).
9/26/1946Gandhiji was interviewed with Wavell.
10/6/1954Nehru declared the National Health Scheme for the entire country.
5/8/1901British commission claims famine has taken 1.25 million lives since 1899; blames over population.
5/31/1998India rejects mediation on issues with Pakistan, reiterates its commitment to address outstanding issues bilaterally.