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Historical Event on 2/16/1969

Mirza Ghalib centenary stamp released.

Other Historical Dates and Events
10/9/1945British troops occupy Andaman in Gulf of Bengal.
3/18/1990Devi Lal, Deputy PM, withdraws his resignation.
5/28/1964A slow-moving funeral cortege containing the body of Jawaharlal Nehru inched through the streets of New Delhi today. A million and a half Indians lined the route to pay final respects to their beloved leader.
2/17/1992Tripura's Congress (I) ministry falls as TUJS withdraws support.
10/30/1996ITC $100 million scam, the country's biggest ever FERA violation case, was unearthed by the Enforcement Directorate.
8/3/1890Sriprakash, freedom fighter, prolific writer and member of the AICC, was born at Varanasi.
4/1/1889Hindu', English language newspaper changed its perodicity from weekly (20/09/1888) to daily.
10/24/1995A total eclipse of the sun witnessed from India to Vietnam.
10/30/1999The Central Ministerial team led by Mr. Advani is prevented from making an on-the-spot assessment of the havoc wrecked by the super cyclone.
8/29/1998Prasar Bharti ordinance promulgated.