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Historical Event on 7/16/1969

Air Chief Marshal Pratap Chandra Lal, Padma Vibhushan, Padma Bhushan, DFC. became the Air Officer Commanding, India Command. He was in this office till 15/01/1973.

Other Historical Dates and Events
6/2/1908Sri Aurobindo, freedom fighter, was arrested in Manik Tala Bomb explosion case.
2/25/1886Narmadashankar Lalshankar Dave 'Narmad', social reformer and famous Gujrati litterateur, passed away.
3/10/1993The 12-day-old caretaker ministry in Tripura led by Samir Ranjan Burman resigns.
9/4/1880Bhupendranath Dutt, Bengali litterateur and politician, was born.
9/30/1997At least 20 civilians were killed and over 30 injured in unprovoked firing by Pakistani troops on Kargil town in Jammu&Kashmir.
8/14/1947Sir Harilal Jekisundas Kania was appinted as the Chief Justice of India. He was in this office till 05/11/1951.
7/27/1982Indian Prime Minister Indira Gandhi first visited the US in almost 11 years.
1/6/1932Meenatai Thackrey, social worker, was born.
3/27/1989Delhi beat Bengal by an innings and 210 to win the Ranji Trophy.
7/1/1965Meerut University was established.