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Historical Event on 4/16/1966
Nandlal Bose, who established modern painting in Bengal, passed away.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 6/9/1923 | K. Alagirisami, famous journalist, playwright and story writer, was born. |
| 5/18/1998 | India may take the US to WTO. |
| 1/29/1997 | Supreme Court rules that water is a 'mineral'. |
| 5/23/1947 | The U.K. Cabinet today took the historic step of agreeing to Lord Mountbatten's proposal for the partition of India into two states, one Muslim and the other Hindu. The Viceroy is to have a series of talks with Lord Listowel, the Secretary for India. |
| 9/22/1687 | Aurangzeb ended Kutubshah kingdom. |
| 12/10/1932 | The Indian Military Academy (IMA) was formally inaugurated by Field Marshal Sir Philip W Chetwode, Bt, GOB, KCMG, GCSI, DSO and was christened as ""The Pioneers"". The crowning event was delivered in the hall, now named after him, and in the address to the trainees, he enunciated three principles: 'the safety, honour, and welfare of your country comes first, always and everytime', which were to guide the future officers of the Indian Army . A passage from this address has come to acquire immortality and has been adopted as the credo of the Acad |
| 11/20/1997 | Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat arrives in New Delhi. India and Palestinian national authority take stock of stalled West Asia peace process. Two sides sign first umbrella Memorandum of Understanding. |
| 11/1/1945 | Narendra Dabholkar, blind faith eradicator (Andhashradhha Nirmulak), was born. |
| 6/28/1986 | Union Government sanctions maternity leave for unmarried women employees too. |
| 9/3/1992 | Delhi High Court verdict on Bofors challenged in the Supreme Court. |
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