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Historical Event on 2/16/1927

Rail service started between India and Nepal.

Other Historical Dates and Events
6/23/1993RBI cuts minimum lending rate by 1%.
11/8/1661Guru Har Rai passed away. Second son Har Kishan became the eighth Sikh Guru age of 5 years 4 Months. He passed away at the age of 7 years 9 Months.
1/21/1969First India built electronic digital computer commissioned.
12/17/2000The 13-day nationwide postal strike called off.
9/8/1982Sheikh Mohammad Abdullah, former Chief Minister of Kashmir, who dominated the political scene of Jammu and Kashmir for 50 years, died. He was 77.
4/7/1818British Government imposed 'State Prisoners Regulation III -1818' for detention and deportion of political prisoners and revolutionaries without any trial. This black act was in force till 1947 when India got independence.
6/22/1898The last total Solar Eclipse of 19th century was seen in India.
12/27/1898Shamrao Desmukh, former Central Minister and Agriculture expert , was born.
8/1/1905Horse drawn tram cars were closed down in Bombay. This service was started on May 9, 1874 with 20 tram cars and 200 horses. The very first day of its run, the number of passengers carried was 451 and the amount earned was Rs. 85/- on the last day it had 1360 horses and carried 71,947 passengers and earned Rs.4,260/.
10/6/1990Justice Ranganath Mishra sworn in as Chief Justice of Supreme Court.