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Historical Event on 10/16/1990

Dr. Nelson Mandela, conferred with 'Bharat Ratna', the highest civilian honour.

Other Historical Dates and Events
7/24/2000S. Vijayalakshmi becomes the first Indian woman Grandmaster in the International Grandmasters chess tournament held in Hyderabad.
10/2/1993Prime Minister's employment project started in urban areas.
3/27/1977The government revoked the national Emergency promulgated on Dec. 3, 1971.
8/13/1956National Highways Act was approved by the Parliament of India.
3/1/1990JD secures four-fifth majority in Orissa Assembly elections; Biju Patnaik becomes the new CM.
5/26/1948First ever trade agreement with Pakistan.
9/19/1704Guru Govind Singh died.
10/26/194627 die as violence between Hindus and Muslims continued in Calcutta.
2/11/1979Cellular Jail, which is situated at Andaman Nikobar Islands, was declared as a National Memorial.
2/24/1994Sharp increase in freight rates in the 1994-95 Railway budget; Pre-budget Economic Survey puts GDP growth in 1993-94 at 3.8\%.