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Historical Event on 1/16/1990

Dr. R.R. Diwakar, Gandhian and former Union Minister, passed away.

Other Historical Dates and Events
4/2/1997A division bench of Mumbai High Court holds that a married woman of a joint Hindu family can stake a claim to her father's property.
11/13/1970Flooding ravages Ganges delta. 200,000 million killed.
7/8/1914Jyoti Basu, former Chief Minister of West Bengal, was born.
6/14/1990Veerendra Verma sworn in as the new Governor of Punjab and Administrator of Chandigarh.
7/6/1837Ramkrishna Gopal Bhandarkar, a reputed oriental scholar and famous Indian Scientist, was born in Malvan in Ratnagiri district. He was a social reformer and an active member of Prathana Samaj of Bombay.
6/5/1992Hindi weelky of Indian Express Group 'Screen' published.
7/2/1941Muhammad Baqa Jilani, one Test for India, 0-55, died at the age of 29.
6/9/1998The rupee plunges to an all-time low of Rs. 42.23/25 against the dollar.
4/7/1934Mahatma Gandhi suspended his campaign of civil disobedience in India.
10/29/1971Cyclone and tidal waves struck Orissa state claiming 10,000 lives.