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16-May-1911	Pumping Station of Calcutta was commissioned at Tallah.
16-May-1926	Manik Varma, famous singer, was born.
16-May-1932	Hundreds die in fighting between Muslims and Hindus at Bombay.
16-May-1933	Shani, writer of novel 'Kalajal' and film 'Shaukin', was born.
16-May-1945	Prahraj Gopalchandra, modern author of Oria language, passed away.
16-May-1946	Gandhiji's Cabinet Mission announces Plan.
16-May-1960	International Telex Service between India and U.K. started.
16-May-1975	Sikkim High Court was established at Gangtok for Sikkim territory.
16-May-1975	Sikkim annexed principality and was declared as the 22nd state of Indian Union.
16-May-1986	V. Shantaram, 75, was chosen for the Dada Saheb Phalke award.
16-May-1994	Phani Mujumdar, veteran film producer and director, passed away.
16-May-1995	Government of India decides not to extend the validity of TADA Act.
16-May-1996	Atal Krishna Behari Vajpayee, leader of Bharatiya Janta Party, becomes the 10th Prime Minister for 13 days (from May 16, 1996 to May 28, 1996 [techinally till 01-06-1996]), although his ability to govern effectively is in doubt.
16-May-1998	India rejects China's charges on N-tests.
16-May-1999	Senior Congress leaders oppose Sonia Gandhi as Prime Minister.