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Historical Event on 5/16/1998

India rejects China's charges on N-tests.

Other Historical Dates and Events
11/11/1947Temple of Vithoba in Pandharpur opened for Harijans. Ganpatrao Tapase was the first harijan to enter the temple.
8/25/1997Cabinet approved the draft of the Foreign Exchange Management Act (FEMA) which was to replace the Foreign Exchange Regulation Act (FERA).
12/17/1999Pramod Mahajan, Parliamentary Affairs Minister, announces that Women's Bill will be introduced in the Lok Sabha.
5/17/1897Dhirendra Varma, famous linguist, was born.
8/17/1848Romesh Chunder Dutt, great political leader, writer and social worker, was born.
12/5/199156 JD MLA's belonging to V.P. Singh faction elect a new leader in UP.
11/7/1995India opens second consulate in UK in Glasgow (first being at Birmingham).
3/21/1997Foreign currency reserves of RBI stand at $16 billions, which was a record of sorts.
7/28/1924Many deaths were reported and several villages were destroyed due to floods in the south.
2/16/1962General Election ( 3rd) of India begins.