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Historical Event on 1/16/1992

For the first time in a decade, India decides to import one million tonnes of wheat.

Other Historical Dates and Events
9/27/1972Shri Shiyali Ramamrita Ranganathan, prolific author and first librarian of the University of Madras, passed away at the age of 80 at Bangalore.
6/25/1888Lord Louis Mountbatten, British politician, was born.
12/27/1975372 miners die in a huge blast in Bihar state.
11/15/1830Ram Mohun Roy sailed for England. He was the first Indian Brahmin (then 'Brahmo') to go to England.
7/23/1990Vishwanath Pratap Singh, Indian Prime Minister and Gorbachev sign joint declaration committing their countries to building a nuclear-free and non-violent world in the first Indian-Soviet summit in the post-Gorbachev Soviet Union in Moscow.
5/26/1957Janta Insurance Scheme was inaugurated in Bombay.
3/29/1998The new govt. wins the vote of confidence in the Lok Sabha.
6/19/1996Kerala LDF govt. decides to reopen the ISRO espionage case, which was closed by the CBI.
12/5/1898Josh Malihabadi, famous Urdu poet, was born.
10/22/1983The Union government reduces the upper age limit for the Civil Services Examination from 28 years to 26 years.