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Historical Event on 9/16/1990

Air India establishes a world record by evacuating more than 1.11 lakh people in eight weeks from Kuwait/Iraq during the Gulf War.

Other Historical Dates and Events
4/8/1998Sedapatti R. Muthiah resigns as the Union Surface Transport Minister at the behest of his party supremo Jayalalitha. He is involved in court cases.
8/22/1993Gundu Rao, former Chief Minister of Karnataka, died. He was 56.
3/2/1930Gandhiji addresses letter to Viceroy intimating his intention to break Salt Law if Congress demands are not conceded.
3/21/1996Supreme Court holds that attempt to suicide and its abetment would continue to be punishable offences.
10/1/1847Annie Besant, famous philosopher and thesophist, was born in London.
8/3/1991About 280 kgs of gold ornaments valued at $15 million, which had been deposited in the Portuguese bank in Goa by its natives, flown back to India.
5/5/1942Henry Albert John Gidney, great leader and politician, died at New Delhi.
9/30/1992Laurie Baker wins Rs. 25 lakh UN World Habitat award.
8/8/1972Olympics open at Munich (26).
5/30/1985Earthquake in Srinagar.