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Historical Event on 11/16/1988

India gives full recognition to the state of Palestine.

Other Historical Dates and Events
2/4/1993D. C. Kothari, famous scientist and educationalist, passed away.
1/27/1967Delimitation Agreement for Warfare in space was signed by 60 nations in United Nation.
9/8/1897Lokmanya Tilak charged in anti-national activity case.
5/17/1980V. S. Kumar Anandan sets record of balancing on one foot for continuous 33 hrs.
4/6/1978Karnataka beat Uttar Pradesh by an innings and 193 runs to win Ranji Trophy.
12/20/1967Indira Gandhi gets powers to outlaw groups that question sovereignty.
1/27/1931Mahatma Gandhi was released from jail, ending eight months of imprisonment for his campaign of civil disobedience against British rule. To avoid demonstrations, Gandhi was released late in the evening from the Yerovda jail and put on a night train to Bombay. There was hope in British circles that the release of Gandhi would end the strife and lead to discussions of dominion status. Gandhi made clear, however, that he would persist in his civil disobedience campaign.
9/9/1949Hindi was accepted as the national language of India.
11/5/1929Narottam Morarjee, great social reformer and the architect of the modern Indian Shipping, died.
10/28/1997Cabinet permits RBI to issue rupee notes of 1000 denomination.