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Historical Event on 5/16/1998

India rejects China's charges on N-tests.

Other Historical Dates and Events
4/4/1858Rani Laxmibai fled to Gwalior through Kalpi after giving a solid blow to British troops.
3/10/2000Nirmal Verma, distinguished Hindi writer, and eminent Punjabi novelist Gurchal Singh selected jointly for the 35th Jnanpith Award for 1999.
7/28/1924Many deaths were reported and several villages were destroyed due to floods in the south.
10/24/1994Justice Ahmad Mushabber Ahmadi sworn in as Chief Justice of India.
6/3/1992Kerala CM K. Karunakaran injured in a road accident.
10/5/1993Geet Sethi retained World Billiards title by beating Mike Russel.
1/23/1809Veer Surendra Sai, freedom fighter and revolutionary, was born in Khinda village in the north of Sambalpur at Orissa.
3/3/1952The Indian National Congress secured absolute majority in the Lok Sabha in the General elections.
8/9/1942The Congress at its Bombay session passed the famous Quit India resolution, calling for mass struggle on non-violent lines on the widest possible scale, under the leadership of Gandhiji. He stressed that ""We shall either free India or die in the attempt; We shall not live to see the perpetuation of our slavery""; popularly known as ""Do or Die"". But before the Congress could start the movement, the government arrested all the major leaders and the Congress was declared illegal. Spontaneous popular revolts broke out with the battle cry of 'British Quit India'.
10/23/1919Lord Curzon, ex-Viceroy of India, takes over as Former Secretary from Tory leader Arthur Balfour in London