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Historical Event on 7/16/1993

Russia cancels cryogenic rocket deal with India.

Other Historical Dates and Events
8/6/1991Ramakrishna Hegde disqualified as MLA.
10/29/1996Kamini' (Kalpakkam Mini), a 30 KW research reactor which uses man-made Uranium-233 as fuel and the only working reactor of its kind in the world, attains 'criticality'.
1/15/1966The Indian Air Force achieved equal status with the Army and possessed in excess of 70,000 personnel and was nearing its 45-squadron goal. Its composition in the autumn of 1968 included 23 fighter category squadrons, three tactical bomber squadrons, a maritime patrol squadron (with ex-Air India L. 1049G Super Constellations), 11 transport squadrons, four AOP squadrons, a number of helicopter units and a few SAM squadrons.
9/10/1915Jatindranath Mukhrjee, great revolutionary, died after being wounded in a pitched battle between the revolutionaries and the police, aided by an army unit, in Balasore.
4/29/1954India accepted Tibet as a part of China.
4/12/1801William Carey fort was appointed the Professor of Bengali Language in fort at William College, Calcutta.
1/22/1683Shri Samarth Ramdas passed away.
9/24/1859Nana Saheb, alias Dhundu Pant, one of the top leaders of Sepoy Mutiny, passed away in Nepal.
4/29/1939Netaji resigned from the Congress and established his own party, the Forward Block and created a political deadlock in India.
3/24/1977Morarji Desai elected leader of Janata Party and sworn in as the Prime Minister of India at New Delhi. Later he formed his cabinet. He was in the office of Prime Minister till July 28, 1979. This was first non-Congress Government in India.