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Historical Event on 6/16/1950
Mithun Chakravorty, famous Hindi film actor, was born.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 1/5/1934 | Dr. Murli Manohar Manmohan Joshi was born in Delhi. |
| 7/8/1985 | Sri Lanka Peace talks open in Thimphu. |
| 4/1/1936 | Orissa state was formed as a province of British India separating from Bihar. |
| 1/16/1858 | Baithi, Laikha, Ratna, Maani, and the women who participated in Mairath Kranti at Gudgaon, all were hanged. |
| 7/6/1995 | Five foreign tourists trekking in Kashmir 10 km uphill from Pahalgam were abducted by militants. |
| 12/15/1950 | Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, first deputy Prime Minister of independent India also known as the 'Iron Man' and Bharat Ratna awardee, died. |
| 4/5/1919 | India's first modern shipping company Scindia Steam Navigation's first ship 'Liberty' started its journey. The weight of the ship was 5,940 tonnes. |
| 6/5/1966 | Indian rupee devalued by 36.5 percent. |
| 9/17/1937 | Sitakant Mahapatra, 1933 Gyanpeeth awardee and famous Orria poet, was born. |
| 2/1/1967 | Victor Paramjyoti, famous Indian music director, composer and critic, passed away. |
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