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Historical Event on 11/16/1958

India and U.S.S.R. sign trade agreement to exchange Soviet industrial and agricultural equipment for farm commodities at Moscow.

Other Historical Dates and Events
12/1/1991Stone laid for the Sanskrit University at Kaladi, the birthplace of Adi Sankara.
8/10/1927Manali Kallat Vainu Bappu, first Indian astronomer, litterateur and Urdu poet, was born at Madras.
6/29/1998Government decides to grant full statehood for Delhi and create three new States namely Uttaranchal, Vananchal and Chattisgarh.
1/22/1901Nirmal Kumar Bose was born.
2/21/1991Opposition boycotts the President's address as a protest against the dismissal of Tamil Nadu government.
10/12/1997Queen Elizebeth II, accompanied by husband Duke of Edinburgh Philips, arrived in New Delhi on a week-long state visit to mark India's 50th anniversary of Independence.
4/4/1990MI-4 was re-equipped with the mighty Mi-35, thus becoming a dedicated Attack Helicopter unit of the IAF.
7/26/1991Tamil Nadu and Karnataka observe bandh over Cauvery water issue.
7/11/1924Moslem-Hindu rebellion in Delhi.
5/29/1658Dara Shukoh was utterly defeated by Aurangzeb in the battle of Samugarh near Agra.