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Historical Event on 2/16/1969

Mirza Ghalib centenary stamp released.

Other Historical Dates and Events
1/29/1977Judge Mirza Hameedullah Beg became the Chief Justice of India. He helded this office till 21/02/1978.
2/8/1936Jawaharlal Nehru elected president of Indian National Congress.
1/20/1949Junagarh formally merged with Saurashtra.
2/22/1977Emergency and 'MISSA' laws were cancelled.
10/21/1959Chinese and Indian troops clash on Ladakh border.
11/5/1892John Burdon Sanderson Haldane, biologist, was born at Oxford.
7/22/1997Govt. issues notification saying that Prasar Bharati Act, 1990 would come into force from Sept. 15.
1/18/1996N. T. Rama Rao, chief minister of Andhra Pradesh (during 1983-84, 84-89, 94-95), passed away at Hydrabad.
3/29/1989Central Institute of Fisheries Education gets the distinction of becoming the first Fisheries University in India.
2/28/1859Surbhi, farmer lady of Dholi Bavli, Central India, who was arrested for helping her son Bheema Nayak in the freedom movement and was jailed in Mahamandaleshwar jail, passed away.