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Historical Event on 6/16/1946

Cabinet Mission negotiations were discontinued. Viceroy proposed Interim Government.

Other Historical Dates and Events
10/22/1929Air Mail Series Stamps were issued. These stamps were of denominations of 2, 3, 4, 6, 8 and 12 annas.
5/20/1776Malharrao Holkar, founder of Indoor, passed away.
5/30/1919Rabindranath Tagore returned back the honour as a protest against the Jallianwala Bagh massacre.
7/23/1993Indian National Satellite (INSAT-2B), second satellite in the INSAT-2 series, was launched. This is more operational multi-purpose communication and enhanced meteorology satellite. It is still in service. It was aunched by European Ariane launch vehicle.
6/21/1941Chakravorty Rajgopalachari became the First Indian Governor General of India.
3/13/1963Indian Govenment announced 'Arjun Awards' to boost the morale of various sports personalities.
3/13/1963Saint Chokhoba passed away.
10/1/1958Metric System of weights was introduced in India.
6/1/1972Space Commission and Department of Space was set up. Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) brought under Department of Space (DOS).
9/4/1990An all-party meeting refuses to endorse the decision to implement Mandal Commission Report according to which 27\% jobs are reserved for backward communities.