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Historical Event on 6/16/1950
Mithun Chakravorty, famous Hindi film actor, was born.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 8/19/1934 | Dr. Hiralal died. He was a distinguished historian and contributed numerous articles to 'Indian Antiquary', 'Epigraphia Indica', The Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society, etc. He was also an honorary correspondent in Archaeology to the Government of India. |
| 4/26/1929 | British fliers make a record nonstop 4,130-mile trip from London to India. |
| 4/26/1929 | Father Francis Xavier, Spanish founder of the Jesuits, 35, and three friends set sail from Lisbon, Portugal for Goa. They became the first Roman Catholic missionaries to travel to India. |
| 4/28/1974 | Gaganvihari Lallubhai Mehta, famous economist, politician and journalist, passed away. |
| 2/4/1993 | D. C. Kothari, famous scientist and educationalist, passed away. |
| 3/14/1994 | Narsinha Rao, Prime Minister, arrives in London for a 4-day official visit. |
| 8/2/1763 | British troops once again defeated Mir Kasim in 'Giriya' battle. |
| 6/6/1992 | Ordinance issued to attach the properties of persons involved in the security scam. |
| 3/17/1988 | First operational Indian Remote Sensing Satellite (IRS-1A) launched by a Russian Vostok. IRS system under National Natural Resources Management System (NNRMS) coordinated at national level by the Planning Committee of NNRMS (PC-NNRMS) and the data from IRS satellites is processed by the National Remote Sensing Agency, Hyderabad. SI, a US Company, also receives and markets IRS data worldwide under a commercial contract with Antrix Corporation of the Department of Space. |
| 6/6/1994 | The 20-day old Limboo Ministry in Sikkim wins vote of confidence. |
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