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Historical Event on 6/16/1951

Nehru opponents founded People's party at New Delhi.

Other Historical Dates and Events
7/14/1636Aurangzeb was appointed as Shahjahan by Viceroy of Deccan.
2/1/1797Lord Cornwallis was sworn in as Governor General of India for a second time in England. However, he did not proceed to India till 1805.
2/26/1915Pran Nath Chhuttani, great physician and teacher, was born.
6/2/1975India's First Spunge Iron project inaugurated at Vijaywada.
2/2/1959Indira Gandhi was elected the president of the ruling Congress Executive Party. Thereby Congress spilt,and leftist formed Swantantra Party.
2/6/1932Dorabji Jamshetji Tata, great industrialist, passed away.
3/24/1981Bombay beat Delhi by an innings and 46 runs to win the Ranji Trophy.
6/28/1924Jamshedji Framji Madan ( J. F. Madan ), founder of Madan & Co. and Parsi Theatrical Company, passed away on June 28 at Calcutta.
5/17/1994Nar Bahadur Bhandari voted out in Sikkim; Sikkim Sangram Parishad leader Sanchaman Limboo takes over as CM.
6/29/1873Micheal Madhusudan Dutta, first Bengali modern poet, died.