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Historical Event on 10/16/1959
National Council of Women's Education was inaugurated in New Delhi.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 9/16/1931 | Political prisoners Tarkeshwar Dutta and Santosh Mitra were shot by an officer at Hijli detention camp near Kharagpur. They were arrested for attending the Hijli meeting. |
| 8/15/1947 | Sir Cyril Radcliffe Award on the new boundaries of West Punjab, East Punjab, West Bengal, East Bengal and Assam. |
| 9/6/1995 | Salil Chaudhary, famous music director in Hindi film industry, passed away. |
| 2/18/1974 | Daniel Moynihan, US ambassador to India, presents $2,046,700,000 cheque. |
| 6/17/1991 | Bharat Ratna, India's highest award, was given to Rajiv Gandhi (Posthumous) (1944-1991). |
| 6/17/1887 | Dr. Kailas Nath Katju, freedom fighter, politician, leader and Governor of Orissa and West Bengal, was born. |
| 12/12/1872 | Balkrishna Shivram Munje, freedom fighting leader and president of Hindu Mahasabha, was born. |
| 10/3/1994 | Bhushan Tiwari, famous Hindi film actor of yesteryears, died. |
| 1/14/1964 | Bapu Nadkarni bowled 32-27-5-0 vs England, 21 maiden overs in a row. |
| 1/12/1995 | Kerala's birthrate drops to 17.5 per 1000. |
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