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Historical Event on 4/16/1963
Gopal Singh Nepali, famous poet, passed away.
Other Historical Dates and Events |
11/17/1999 | India beats New Zealand by seven wickets to win the one-day cricket series in New Delhi. Saurav Ganguly adjudged the 'man of the match' and 'man of the series'. |
5/24/1991 | The body of Rajiv Gandhi, India's assassinated former premier and son of the late Indira Gandhi, was cremated in New Delhi today. He was killed by a suicide bomber in the southern state of Tamil Nadu three days ago. Police suspect that Tamil rebels, fighting for independence in Sri Lanka, carried out the murder. Gandhi's death signaled the end of the Nehru dynasty's rule over India. His two children were too young to assume the leadership of this turbulent nation. There was pressure for Sonia Gandhi to succeed her husband, but she was Italian-born and refused. |
5/26/2000 | In a significant development, the Government decides to allow disinvestment up to 60 per cent equity of Air India. |
2/23/1962 | The Cholera Research Centre was established at Calcutta (renamed as the National Institute of Cholera & Enteric Diseases in 1979). |
2/23/1962 | Battle of Krisna was fought between two villages Rakshasi and Tangadi. |
8/7/1998 | The Government announces a banking and foreign exchange package for development of the information technology and software industry following the recommendations of the National Task Force. |
4/4/1971 | Pakistan reports seizure of nine Indian army vehicles. |
11/29/1926 | Prabhakar Narayan Padhye (Bhau Padhye), great journalist and litterateur, was born. |
4/3/1991 | UP Assembly dissolved to pave way for Assembly polls . |
9/27/1907 | Bhagat Singh, the legendary revolutionary, was born at Banga in West Punjab, Layalpur now in Pakistan. |
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