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Historical Event on 7/16/1959

Suhridkumar Roy, famous geologist, died.

Other Historical Dates and Events
6/30/1997Gujarat floods claimed 170 lives.
1/24/1980E. K. Nayanar forms Government in Kerala.
8/1/1957National Book Trust inaugurated.
10/21/1959Chinese and Indian troops clash on Ladakh border.
7/28/1997Calling and holding of bandhs by political parties and other associations or organisations declared 'Illegal and unconstitutional' by a Full Bench of the Kerala High Court.
5/11/1985Fifteen hundred people were arrested in Sikh violence.
10/2/1961Indian Limited Shipping Transport Corporation established.
10/6/1983Punjab Government was dismissed to halt religious and political violence by Indira Gandhi, who imposed President's rule in the state.
6/10/1890Sunday introduced as a weekly holiday.
2/7/1994C. T. Kamdar, famous industrialist and close friend of Mahatma Gandhi, passed away.