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Historical Event on 6/16/1992
P. D. Dhhavle, former editor of daily newspaper `Maharashtra', passed away.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 1/15/1929 | Dr. Martin Luther King, civil rights leader of the United States of America, freedom fighter and Nobel Prize awardee, was born at America. |
| 1/21/1978 | Nilmoni Phukan, greatest social reformer, prolific writer, poet, editor of 'Dainik Batori', journalist and lawyer, passed away. He participated in the Quit India Movement for which he was arrested. |
| 6/13/1991 | Shiv Sharma, Doordarshan Director General, was shot at in Delhi by suspected Punjab terrorists. |
| 11/18/1961 | The Navy went into action under the command of Rear Admiral BS Soman, then Flag Officer Commanding, Indian Fleet. The ships conducted their mission in three geographical areas for liberating Goa . |
| 4/14/1989 | Ranjan Roy, captain of Indian Navy, and his wife Rupali Roy started off in a Maruti car. |
| 1/24/1976 | Burmah Shell, a private oil company, was nationalised and renamed as Bharat Refineries. |
| 3/9/1993 | AIADMK severs alliance with the Congress in Tamil Nadu. |
| 1/19/1997 | Air India triumphs in the National Women's Cricket championship in Calcutta. |
| 3/7/1961 | Govind Ballabh Pant passed away. He had served eight years as the Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh. He was bestowed with Bharat Ratna in 1959. |
| 4/18/1998 | Dr. A. R. Kidwai is appointed Governor of West Bengal. |
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