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Historical Event on 6/16/1950

Mithun Chakravorty, famous Hindi film actor, was born.

Other Historical Dates and Events
11/27/1998India retains the Asia Cup tennis championship in Delhi beating Uzbekistan 2-1 in the final.
1/2/1932Sant Harchand Singh Longowal, famous Ragi and reluctant politician, was born in Sangrur's backward Gadarhiani village.
8/21/1879Jahangir Bemanji Petit, famous industrialist, was born.
7/11/1998The Government reduces customs duty on edible oils under the Open General Licence from 20 to 10 per cent.
11/19/1994Lt. Gen. Shankar Roy Choudhury appointed Army Chief following the death of Gen. B.C. Joshi.
9/5/1918Ratanji Jamshetji Tata, famous Indian industrialist and social reformer, died.
1/11/1986Union Government declares Ladakh a Scheduled Tribe area under a constitutional amendment order by the President, applying article 342 for the first time to J&K.
7/11/1997Ten persons were killed as police opened fire on Dalit mob which attacked vehicles in protest against desecration of Ambedkar bust in Ramabai Ambedkar Nagar in north-east Mumbai.
5/16/1960International Telex Service between India and U.K. started.
6/23/1997Acharya Tulsi, the founder of Terapanthi sector in Jainism, died. (20-10-98).