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Historical Event on 1/16/1973

Om Prakash Mehra, Air Chief Marshal PVSM, became the Air Officer Commanding, India Command. He was in this office till 31/01/1976.

Other Historical Dates and Events
8/7/1980Mother Teresa visits the poor in Bronx at New York.
4/2/1702Balaji Vishwanath Bhat, first Peshwa, passed away.
11/28/1956Chou En- lai, Chinese Prime Minister, came to India.
1/21/1996Lakshmi Parvati elected president of Telugu Desam NTR faction.
4/8/1993Dasarath Deb, veteran tribal leader, elected leader of the Left and Democratic Front legislature party in Tripura.
9/26/1999Six selected for Shanti Swaroop award for Science.
1/28/1998All 26 accused, who stood trial in the Rajiv Gandhi assassination case, were sentenced to death. A designated Judge of the TADA court in Chennai found them guilty.
4/13/1993Lalitadevi Shastri passed away.
5/21/1994The Union Government imposes blanket ban on capitation fee for admission to private professional colleges.
4/6/1997Gen. Kofi Annan,UN Secretary, arrives in New Delhi for NAM conference.