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Historical Event on 7/16/1981

India performs nuclear Test.

Other Historical Dates and Events
3/13/1938Hitler merged Austria in Germany.
6/11/1998Chetak helicopter of IAF rescued a Border Security Force Jawan stuck waist deep in quicksand.
1/4/1995IAF batch (Angel of Mercy) returns from Somalia after 16 months of stay and 700 sorties.
1/11/1998C. V. Gadkari, great Indian Test all-rounder 1953-55, passed away.
1/3/1997Olympian Jaspal Rana sets new national mark in junior men's sports pistol 25 metres in National Shooting in Asansol.
7/24/1911Pannalal Ghosh, famous flute player, was born.
3/1/1917Kartar Singh Duggal, famous author, was born at Dhamyal, Pakistan.
9/16/1967Tibetan, Indian and Chinese troops engage in fighting at Natu La pass on the Tibet-Sikkim border.
11/25/1993National Institute of Nutrition, Hyderabad, celebrated its platinum jubilee in 1993 by organizing several scientific activities throughout the year, culminating in the International Symposium on Nutrition during November 25-27, 1993.
9/8/1947There was little time to celebrate independence in India and Pakistan as large parts of the dominions were paralyzed with fear. Mobs ran wild as Muslims and Hindus battled to death and turned streets into rivers of blood.