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Historical Event on 1/16/1990

Dr. R.R. Diwakar, Gandhian and former Union Minister, passed away.

Other Historical Dates and Events
9/11/1995PM Narsimha Rao inaugurated the State Panchayat minister's meet for discussing panchayat election, devolution of administrative and financial power to the local bodies.
5/19/1979Pandit Hajari Prasad Dwivedi passed away.
1/10/199324th International Film Festival of India opens in New Delhi.
5/13/1857Sir Ronald Ross, bacteriologist, member of Indian Medical service, Nobel awardee and editor of 'Science Progress', was born at Almora, UP.
7/1/1997Over 23,000 blowdowns completed in 1.2 m tunnel.
3/24/1998200 people are killed in a tornado on both sides of the West Bengal-Orissa border. The toll includes 80 from West Bengal's Midnapore district.
10/29/1961New All India Muslim League was established.
3/31/1999The PIO card, conferring privileges on persons of Indian origin settled abroad, is formally launched.
2/21/1991Nutan, famous film actress, died at the age of 56 years.
1/19/1963Kuladhor Chaliha, one of the pioneer Congress leaders of Assam, passed away.