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Historical Event on 10/16/1959

National Council of Women's Education was inaugurated in New Delhi.

Other Historical Dates and Events
6/1/1944M. V. Dhurandhar, famous master painter of Maharashtra, passed away.
11/15/1993IA Airbus with 272 on board forcelands on a paddy field near Tirupati; all passengers safe.
10/6/1913V. R. Kant, famous poet, was born.
2/6/1950N. R. Pillai was appointed as the Cabinet Secretary of India. He held this office till 13-05-1953.
12/31/1996Gold import policy liberalised.
12/28/1952Arun Jaitley, son of Maharaj Kishan Jaitley, was born in New Delhi.
11/10/1990Two Burmese youth hijack a Thai Airlines Airbus with 221 passengers on board to Calcutta.
4/8/1894Lifetime of Swami Chandrashekarendra(1894-1994), venerated Shankaracharya saint of Kanchi monastery in South India.
12/28/1983Gavaskar achieves his 30th century beating Bradman's 29.
5/25/1979Commercial Unity Day started.