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Historical Event on 3/16/1966

Judge Amal Kumar Sarkar became the Chief Justice of India. He held this office till 29/06/1966.

Other Historical Dates and Events
2/21/1829Kittur Rani Channamma, revolutionary freedom fighter and social reformer, passed away.
1/1/1877Queen Victoria was proclaimed as 'The Empress of India' in Delhi Darbar.
11/8/1661Guru Har Rai passed away. Second son Har Kishan became the eighth Sikh Guru age of 5 years 4 Months. He passed away at the age of 7 years 9 Months.
1/1/1967Day's play in the Calcutta Test vs West Indies cancelled by riots.
6/6/1990GOI decides to extend validity of passports to 10 years.
11/16/1860First group of Indian worker's reached Natal, South Africa.
8/18/1800Fort William College was established at Calcutta.
5/18/1974First underground Atomic device explosion for India was carried out successfully near Pokhran in Rajasthan (Thar Desert) at 8:05 a.m. This event made India as the 6th nation to explode an atomic bomb.
9/26/1991Ordinance to amend MRTP Act and the Companies Act totally removes pre-entry restrictions on new industrial houses and expansion of the existing ones.
6/20/1916Sreemati Nathibai Damodher Thackersey (SNDT) Indian Women' s University, first women's and the fifth Indian University, was established in Pune by D.K. Karve.