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Historical Event on 7/16/1969

Air Chief Marshal Pratap Chandra Lal, Padma Vibhushan, Padma Bhushan, DFC. became the Air Officer Commanding, India Command. He was in this office till 15/01/1973.

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1/17/1985Azharuddin scores second Test century in second Test vs England.
8/10/1994President's rule in J&K extended for another 6 months beginning 3rd Sept.
11/28/1956Chou En- lai, Chinese Prime Minister, came to India.
8/8/1949India concludes a treaty with Bhutan.
9/1/1930Suhasini Ganguly, freedom fighter, was arrested and send to Hijali Jail for her revolutionery activities. She later lived a low profiled life after release from prision.
3/21/1997Foreign currency reserves of RBI stand at $16 billions, which was a record of sorts.
7/26/1910Unrest flares up in the Deccan region of India. Demand grows for self-determination.
11/1/1950First Indigenous Steam Engine from Chitranjan Rail Factory railed out.
9/17/1799Parshuram Bhau Patwardhan, an able leader and diplomat of Madhavrao Peshwa kingdom, passed away.
6/24/1908Gopinath, famous Kathakali dancer, was born.