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Historical Event on 6/16/1950

Mithun Chakravorty, famous Hindi film actor, was born.

Other Historical Dates and Events
9/2/1970Parliament abolishes the privileges of 279 maharajahs in New Delhi.
4/8/1774Narayan Rao's posthumous son, Madhav Rao, was seen as a challenge to Raghunath Rao only when he was 10 days old.
12/10/1761Maharani Tarabai of Pune died at Satara.(9 or 10).
6/13/1999The Indian army secures the strategic Tololing peak in the Dras sector.
8/3/199835 persons were killed as Govind Towers at Bandra in Mumbai collapsed.
8/16/1932Britain instituted new electoral plan for India: to allow limited untouchables and giving them separate representation.
2/19/1992The ruling Congress party wins local elections boycotted by Sikhs in Punjab.
4/2/1948Defence Minister announces the establishment of the National War Academy in Kharakvasla, Poona.
1/5/1990Mohammad Azharuddin was made captain of Indian cricket team.
1/3/1994Stalemate persists on the Kashmir issue during Indo-Pak talks that concluded in Islamabad.