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Historical Event on 11/16/1958

India and U.S.S.R. sign trade agreement to exchange Soviet industrial and agricultural equipment for farm commodities at Moscow.

Other Historical Dates and Events
2/1/1889Amrit Kaur, an eminent social worker, freedom fighter and political leader, was born a princess in the royal family of King Harman Singh of Kapoorthala. She assisted Gandhi for 18 years and was connected with World Health Organisation and Red Cross Society.
3/24/1968The second Indian-made rocket 'Menaka' successfully launched at the Thumba station.
7/7/1943Rasbehari Bose handed over the command of 'Azad Hind Fauz' to Netaji Subhashchandra Bose at Singapore.
7/31/1952Bela Mitra, commander of ""Nari Vahini"" and activist of ""Azad Hind Fauj"", passed away. She also worked as partition refugee.
3/28/1963First meeting of the National Aeronautical Laboratory Executive Council held under the chairmanship of J R D Tata.
2/1/1994PM Rao attends the World Economic Forum meeting at Davos, Switzerland.
12/10/1905Robert Koch received the Nobel Prize for Medicine for his work on Tuberculosis.
7/2/2000At least 30 people had died after a boat collapsed in Kumla river near Pratapur in Madhubani district of Bihar.
9/7/1905Raghunath Govind Sardesai, journalist and Marathi litterateur, was born.
4/1/1995Open General Licence (OGL) list expanded from 43 to 75 as import of consumer goods liberalised.