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Historical Event on 1/16/1990

Dr. R.R. Diwakar, Gandhian and former Union Minister, passed away.

Other Historical Dates and Events
2/28/1963Dr. Rajendra Prasad, the first President of India, passed away at Sadaqat Ashram, Patna.
9/18/1867Ganganendranath Tagore, great painter, patriot and artist, was born in Calcutta.
1/17/1987Tata Football Academy was opened in Tatanagar.
9/5/1967Central Hindi Committee constituted under the chairmanship of the Prime Minister.
5/5/1971India appeals for urgent aid for 1.8 mil. for Bangladeshi refugees in New Delhi.
3/17/1982President's rule in Kerala.
11/15/199237 die in a landslide at Meghamalai near Chinnamanur.
3/13/1878The Vernacular Press Act was passed which subsequently made the Amrita Bazar Patrika of Calcutta an English newspaper.
8/19/1976Nagarjun Sagar University established in Andhra Pradesh.
5/21/1994The Union Government imposes blanket ban on capitation fee for admission to private professional colleges.