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Historical Event on 1/16/1995

Missile carrier vessel 'Vidhrut' dedicated to nation.

Other Historical Dates and Events
3/23/1947Lord Mountbatten was sent as a Viceroy to India who was designated to free India.
2/26/1996Parliament's budget session opens.
1/22/1992Bharat Ratna, India's highest award, was announced to be given to Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose.
3/22/1963World Bank loans India $ 67 mil. to improve its railways.
9/22/1687Aurangzeb ended Kutubshah kingdom.
12/4/1888Romesh Chandra Majumdar, great Bengali historian, was born.
5/3/1765Clive became Governor of Bengal for second time from England after he returned to Calcutta.
7/31/1940Udham Singh, fiery revolutionary, freedom fighter and social reformer, was hanged by the British Government in the Pantone Villa Jail, London.
12/4/1997Lok Sabha was dissolved with immediate effect and new House was to be constituted by March 15 next.
5/10/1927Nayantara Sahgal, famous writer and social reformer, was born.