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Historical Event on 6/16/1951

Nehru opponents founded People's party at New Delhi.

Other Historical Dates and Events
12/4/1991Lok Sabha approves a vital bill seeking to bring sick public sector units within the purview of the BIFR.
2/23/1962Union government sets up an Indian National Committee for Space Research (INCOSPAR) formed by the Department of Atomic Energy and work on Thumba Equatorial Rocket Launching Station (TERLS) started.
10/1/1867Dr. Hiralal, a distinguised historian, was born in Katni near Jabalpur. He compiled a descriptive catalogue of Sanskrit and Prakrit Manuscripts in the Central Provinces and was an honorary correspondent in Archaeology to the Government of India. He was also titled as "Rai Bahadur
1/24/1997Justice Meera Sahib Fathima Beevi and Justice Sukhdev Singh Kang appointed Governors of Tamil Nadu and Kerala respectively.
6/12/1975Allahabad court voids Indira Gandhi's election as premier, citing corruption at New Delhi.
4/3/1992Mahanadi Coalfields Limited (MCL), a subsidiary of Coal India Limited (CIL), was formed.
3/23/1923Hemu Kalani, revolutionary freedom fighter, was born at Sukkur, Sind. He was held for removing of fishplates which caused derailment of British Wagon.
5/23/1984Bachendri Pal, an employee of Tata Iron and Steel Co. Limited at Jamshedpur, conquers the summit of Mount Everest to become the first Indian woman and the fifth women in the world to achieve this feat.
10/2/1994Five die of pneumonic plague in Delhi. Surat toll rose to 47.
9/27/1999Harshad Mehta and three others are convicted for misappropriating surplus funds of the Maruti Udyog Ltd.