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Historical Event on 11/16/1995

Mass Rapid Transit System (MRTS), India's first elevated suburban railway, becomes operational in Madras.

Other Historical Dates and Events
5/22/1927M. S. Shivsankaraiyah, cricket test umpire for 3 tests from 1974-77, was born at Andhra Pradesh.
1/31/1994Punjab and Haryana High Court orders plastic surgery to remove 'Jebkatri' (pickpocket) tattooed on the forehead of four women by Amritsar Police.
11/19/19829th Asian Games started in Delhi.
5/11/1911Shrimati Lalitadevi, wife of second Prime Minister of India Lal Bahadur Shastri, was born.
1/21/1997Delhi was the first city to use propane gas when 50 autorickshaws were started on trial basis.
3/29/1914Sudhir Gupta, famous Hindi poet and educationist, was born in Kalasgram, Bangladesh.
9/28/2000Marion Jones wins the 200m gold medal at Sydney.
3/13/1940Michael O' Dyer, former Governor of Punjab, was shot by Udham Singh in Caxton Hall at point-blank range in full view of a large gathering in London.
6/23/1994Two Britishers held hostage by terrorists in Kashmir for 17 days were set free.
1/10/199728th International Film Festival of India opens at Trivandrum.