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Historical Event on 2/16/1969

Mirza Ghalib centenary stamp released.

Other Historical Dates and Events
3/16/1997The first batch of three Russian-made Sukhoi-30 combat aircraft reaches India.
10/28/1998The 1998 Swarna Jayanti Fellowship Award is presented to 11 young scientists.
9/8/1991Hostage ONGC engineer T.S. Raju and mediator Bipul Mahanta, an Amnesty International member, killed by ULFA in Assam.
10/12/1952Hanif Mohammad scores twin 100s vs New Zealand.
12/16/1990Dr. M. Channa Reddy resigned as Andhra Pradesh CM.
2/17/1976Urban Ceilings Act comes into force.
8/7/1906First Tricoloured National Flag consisting of Green, Yellow and Red, with eight Lotuses on the top, second strip carrying ""Vande Matara"" in Devnagri and the third strip having Sun and Cresent Moon, was hoisted at Green Park in Calcutta by Surendranath Banerjee.
5/13/1791Lord Cornwallis retreated back to Madras after the battle of Arikera.
6/1/1955India's Untouchability (Offence) Act comes into force.
10/16/1971David Jude Johnson, cricketer (Karnataka fast bowler, India 1996), was born in Arasikere.