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Historical Event on 6/16/1950
Mithun Chakravorty, famous Hindi film actor, was born.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 12/9/1658 | Dutch troops occupy harbour city Quilon (Coilan), India. |
| 10/20/1991 | 6.1-7.1 earthquake in uttar Kashi and three northern districts of UP in the Himalayan foothills kills more than 1,600 people. |
| 2/9/1993 | Silver prices crash as the govt allows passengers to import upto 100 k and reduces customs duty on 35 baggage items from 255 to 150 \%. |
| 7/2/1991 | Nanankal Krishna Pillai, famous Malyalam poet, died. |
| 6/1/1964 | Nava Paisa, established in 1947, was renamed as 'Paisa'. |
| 9/11/1895 | Vinoba Bhave (real name Vinayak Narhari Bhave), great Gandhian Acharya, was born at Ganoda village of Maharashtra. |
| 11/10/1698 | East India Company purchased Calcutta, which had not more than a village at that time. |
| 2/25/1998 | Tendulkar's first first-class 204* for Mumbai vs Australia. |
| 7/8/1954 | Jawaharlal Nehru, Prime Minister of India, inaugurated world's longest Bhakra-Nangal Dam canal at Punjab. |
| 9/24/1997 | I. K. Gujral, Prime Minister, formally stated India's claim to permanent membership of Security Council at the U.N. General Assembly meeting. |
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