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Historical Event on 7/16/1956

K. L. Pawar, who guided students for the written examinations, was born.

Other Historical Dates and Events
11/27/1962Britain agreed to supply arms to India.
8/21/1955Ramnarayan Vishwanath Pathak, noted critic of Gujarati literature, poet and story writer, passed away.
2/5/2000A.B. Vajpayee, Prime Minister, defends the Gujarat Government's order lifting the ban on Government employees from participating in RSS activities.
12/1/1999Supreme Court quashes a pending inquiry initiated by the Election Commission against former Union Finance Minister Manmohan Singh.
6/6/1981The worst-ever railway accident took place in Bihar when a train plunged in Samastipur river.
7/22/1959Ananth Kumar was born in Banglore. He is a Minister in Vajpayee's Government.
5/30/1887The 7th Battalion of the Mechanised Infantry Regiment was raised as 37 DOGRAS by Lt. Col V. Rivas at Sialkot.
8/15/1950Earthquake measuring 8.6 on Richter Scale hits Assam in north eastern India claiming 11,000 lives.
9/25/1993Soli Sorabji, 63, nominated as Prosecutor of the International War Crimes Court by UN Secretary General.
3/17/1863Sayajirao Gaekwad of Baroda was born.