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Historical Event on 11/16/2000

The Government to reduce equity holding in nationalised banks from 51 per cent to 33 per cent.

Other Historical Dates and Events
11/16/2000Mughals, under the leadership of Akbar, defeated Hindu ruler Hemu in the second battle of Panipat.
7/1/1902K. S. Ranjit Singh ""Ranji"" scored 230 runs as the captain and Newham (153). They added 344 runs for 7th wkt at Sussex vs Essex.
6/17/1950Syed Wazir Ali, cricketer (7 Tests for India), passed away.
8/15/1994At Churchgate railway station on platform No.1, noted film actor A.K. Hangal signalled the start of theatre in a train by waving a green flag.
4/3/1946Sagarmal Gopa, devoted patriot, freedom fighter and political worker, was burnt alive.
11/16/1877Ardaseer Cursetjee Wadia, professor, pioneer and innovator, died. He was the first Indian who was elected as a Fellow of the Royal Society, London. He introduced lighting by gas and was the first to build ""INDUS"", a steam-ship in India in 1833. He also introduced sewing machine, photography and electro-plat
3/29/1982Delhi (707) beat Karnataka (705) on 1st innings to win Ranji Trophy.
12/4/1998Ilayaraja, nusic composer, selected for the Lata Mangeshkar award instituted by the Madhya Pradesh Government.
2/13/1998India signs two agreements with the U.N. Development Fund for a $13.75-million grant for food security and environment support.
10/1/1997Bus with 70 people fell into a stream near Cuddappah.