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Historical Event on 4/16/1959

Raurkela Iron Project's first furnace started functioning.

Other Historical Dates and Events
8/20/1979Indian premier Charan Singh resigns.
4/9/1669Aurangzeb issued a general order all the schools and temples of the infidels.
1/1/1994Hindu Heritage Endowment, first Hindu international trust, was founded by Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami.
5/10/1996PM P.V. Narasimha Rao and his Council of Ministers resign.
1/17/1997Supreme Court bans all non-forest activities including running of saw mills and mining in forest areas.
3/10/1991The Army Dental Corps celebrates its Golden Jubilee and proudly recounts its past glory.
10/1/1958Metric System of weights was introduced in India.
6/16/1993Harshad Mehta accuses PM of taking Rs. 1 crore payoff from him in November 1991; Rao terms it malicious and unfounded.
11/1/1948An Indian brigade group supported by the 7th Cavalry (Stuart tanks) broke through the Great Himalayan Range at Zojila to drive out the invaders from Ladakh district. At approximately 3,500 metres, this was the highest point in the history of warfare that tanks had operated.
1/10/1975India accords recognition to the Palestine Liberation Organization.