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Historical Event on 10/16/1959

National Council of Women's Education was inaugurated in New Delhi.

Other Historical Dates and Events
4/12/1917Mulvantrai Himatlal Mankad better known as ""Vinoo Mankad"", cricketer (India's greatest all-rounder to his time), was born at Jamnagar.
12/9/1942Dr. Dwarkanath Kotnis, doctor of international fame, died at Kokun village, China.
7/1/1965Meerut University was established.
1/15/1988Kiran More stumps five West Indian batsman at Chidambaram Stadium in Madras thus creating a world Test record.
5/20/1940Amar Singh, cricketer (of pneumonia Indian pace bowler 1932-36), passed away.
12/11/1687Madras' first presidency chartered with a Mayor s court as a Municipal Corporation.
5/13/1967Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan (1888-1975) retired from the post of second President.
12/7/2000A five-member ULFA group guns down 26 non-Assamese people, mostly Hindi and Bengali-speaking, at Sonpura near Arunachal Pradesh Border in Upper Assam.
6/6/1982Devraj Ars, former Chief Minister of Karnataka, passed away.
10/15/1899Menka (Lady Lila Sokhi), famous Indian dancer, was born.