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Historical Event on 7/16/1969
Air Chief Marshal Pratap Chandra Lal, Padma Vibhushan, Padma Bhushan, DFC. became the Air Officer Commanding, India Command. He was in this office till 15/01/1973.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 10/31/1989 | Dr. A. P. Mukherjee became the director of Central Bureau of Investigation till 11/01/90. |
| 8/21/2000 | Mahatma Gandhi's daughter-in-law Mrs. Nirmala Gandhi dies in Wardha. She was 91. |
| 6/3/1995 | President's rule in J&K extended for another 6 months. |
| 3/3/1906 | Trailokyanath Goswami, famous Hindi writer and educationist, was born at Nalbari, Assam . |
| 11/13/1780 | Maharaja Ranjit Singh, ""Lion of Punjab"", was born. |
| 8/9/1942 | Mahatma Gandhi after announcing 'do or die' slogan alongwith 'Quit India Movement' at Bombay was arrested along with 50 others. Gandhiji was interned in Aga Khan Palace at Poona. This Do or Die slogan deep rooted in Indian hearts and resulted in nationwide Quit India Movment. This day is commemorated as ""Kranti Day"". Govind Vallabh Pant was send to Ahmednagar Jail, while Sarojini Naidu and many other leaders were also arrested. |
| 3/20/1998 | Rajesh Kumar Singh, CPI(ML) leader, is shot at Pandeypur village in Patna. |
| 12/28/1921 | Prince of Wales inagurated Victoria Memorial Hall at Calcutta. |
| 8/1/1997 | Lt. Gen. Ved Prakash Malik to be next chief of Army staff. Gen. Shankar Roy Chowdhury retires on September 30. |
| 4/23/1751 | Gilbert Aliat Minto, governor general of East India Company, was born. |
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