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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
11/3/1998Mamta Banerjee, the TMC leader resigns from Central Coordinating Committee of the BJP and Allies to highlight the issue of spiralling vegetable prices, but Vajpayee refused to accepts the resignation.
7/8/1971Krishnarao Arkgudun, versatile Kannad author, died.
10/1/1997Bus with 70 people fell into a stream near Cuddappah.
1/2/1973General S. H. F. J. Manekshaw appointed as Field Marshall.
3/11/1881Ashley Eden unveiled in Calcutta Town Hall the first statue of Indians Ram Nath Tagore and Dwarkanath Tagore.
3/11/1881Badauni Abdul Kadir, famous Muslim historian, was born.
11/11/2000Mohun Bagan wins the Durand Cup in New Delhi.
7/5/1916Indian Women's University was established at Hingne near Poona by Dr. Dhondo Keshav Karve with just four students. After 1920, it was renamed as Shreemati Nathibai Damodar Thackersey Indian Women's University.
5/1/1992Seperate secretariat was established for primary education.
2/2/1959Indira Gandhi was elected the president of the ruling Congress Executive Party. Thereby Congress spilt,and leftist formed Swantantra Party.