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Historical Event on 4/16/1976
The govt. announces its new birth-control program to curb population growth.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 7/13/1905 | Premnath Bazaz, famous Kashmir freedom fighter, was born. |
| 12/28/1981 | New Government led by the Congress (I) leader K. Karunakaran installed in Kerala. |
| 4/16/1959 | Raurkela Iron Project's first furnace started functioning. |
| 3/15/1901 | Guru Hanuman was born at Jhunjhunu, Rajasthan. He was the pioneer and contributor of wrestling in India. He was bestowed with the Padamshri in 1983. His pupil Satpal and Kartar Singh won Gold Medals in Asian Games. |
| 10/27/1907 | Sardar Bhagat Singh, the great martyr, was born in village Banga, Lyallpur (now in Pakistsan) in a reputed Sikh freedom fighter's family. |
| 8/15/1947 | On the the stroke of mid-night on 14th August 1947, India became independent and was partitioned. Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru became the first prime minister and Dr. Rajendra Prasad became the first president of free India. The mixed economy policy was taken on a five-year plan basis for economic development. On 26th January 1950, India became a democratic and is the biggest democracy of the world today. In 1956, on the basis of languages, India was divided into 14 states and 6 union territories. Today, there are 27 states and 7 union territories. |
| 5/14/1998 | India will not sign CTBT unconditionally, says the Prime Minister. |
| 5/6/1967 | Dr. Zakir Hussain elected President. |
| 1/18/1997 | Khanna Committee recommends more power to RBI over non-banking financial companies. |
| 10/13/1989 | Panchayati Raj and Nagarpalika Bills defeated in Rajya Sabha. |
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