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Historical Event on 1/16/1992

For the first time in a decade, India decides to import one million tonnes of wheat.

Other Historical Dates and Events
10/30/1889Acharya Narendra Deo, educationist, freedom fighter and politician, was born at Sitapur, U.P.
8/27/1952Vigyan Mandir inaugurated at Nazafgarh Road, New Delhi.
10/6/1893Meghnad N. Saha, astrophysicist, was born. In 1920, he developed the 'Thermal Ionization Equation', which has remained fundamental in all works on stellar atmospheres. This equation has been widely applied to the interpretation of stellar spectra, which are characteristic of the chemical composition of the light source.
1/19/1905Maharshi Devendranath Tagore, Bengali writer and thinker, passed away.
12/5/1898Josh Malihabadi, famous Urdu poet, was born.
10/15/1899Menka (Lady Lila Sokhi), famous Indian dancer, was born.
11/30/1988Cyclone lashes Bangladesh, Eastern India; 317 killed.
11/11/1913Gandhi sentenced to nine months' imprisonment at South Africa.
11/13/1917Vasantrao Banduji Patil, former Chief Minister of Maharashtra, was born.
1/21/1970Harivinayak Pataskar, former Central Minister and Governor of Madhya Pradesh, passed away.