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Historical Event on 7/16/1956

K. L. Pawar, who guided students for the written examinations, was born.

Other Historical Dates and Events
1/20/1879Raghunath Chaudhary, famous Assamia nature poet, was born.
12/3/1971Pakistan took the initiative of striking the airfields both in the East and the West. While the IAF carried out retaliatory air strikes in the West and shot the Pakistan Air Force (PAP) out of the skies.
9/15/1965President Ayub Khan appeals to the US to use its influence to end Indian-Pakistani hostilities.
4/4/1971Pakistan reports seizure of nine Indian army vehicles.
8/12/1922Chunilal Kalidas Madiya, famous Gujrati one-act player, play wright story writer and novelist, was born.
1/22/1990FIR registered in Bofors kickbacks case.
1/29/1994Air India and Indian Airlines converted into companies.
4/20/2000A full bench of the Madras High Court quashes the Tamil Nadu Government order making Tamil (or mother tongue) as the compulsory medium of instruction in all schools in the State up to Standard V.
2/17/1670Shivaji won SinghGarh Fort from Mughals. This victory was on the shoulders of Tanaji who was martyred in this attack. Shivaji proclaimed ""Garh Aalaa Pan Singh Gela"" which means that Fort was won but the Lion was lost.
3/1/1998Bharat Ratna is awarded to Dr. A.J.P. Abdul Kalam, Scientific Adviser to the Defence Minister, and Smt. M. S. Subbulakshmi, Carnatic musician. The award is also conferred posthumously on film director Satyajit Ray, freedom fighter Aruna Asaf Ali and former Prime Minister Gulzari Lal Nanda.