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Historical Event on 2/16/1969

Mirza Ghalib centenary stamp released.

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