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Historical Event on 2/16/1969
Mirza Ghalib centenary stamp released.
Other Historical Dates and Events |
4/1/1992 | ESI ceiling of Rs. 3000 comes into effect. |
9/19/1991 | Lok Sabha passes unanimously the Places of Worship Special Provisions Bill for maintaining the status quo of religious places as on 1947. |
8/17/1909 | Madanlal Dhingra, famous revolutionary, was hanged at Paintanville Jail for assassinating Wyle and Lal Kaka. |
10/4/1977 | Indira Gandhi, former Prime Minister, was released off the charges of corruption. |
11/24/1926 | Aurobindo Ghose, former I.C.S. and revolutionary, attained full enlightenment I.e 'Purna Siddhi'. |
8/20/1991 | Sivarasan and Subha, the main suspects in Rajiv Gandhi case, commit suicide in Bangalore. |
7/14/1946 | India grants Siam a 20 year, 3 mil. credit to increase export of Siamese rice. |
9/29/1725 | Robert Clive, one of the founders of British empire in India and diplomat, was born. |
10/5/1997 | Kiran Bedi, India's first woman police officer, was awarded the Joseph Beuys prize for her work in reforming the largest prison of the country. |
12/14/1984 | First MIG 27M aircraft assembled by Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd. takes off. |
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