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Historical Event on 1/16/1992
For the first time in a decade, India decides to import one million tonnes of wheat.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 1/12/1863 | Swami Vivekananda (Narendra Vishwanath Dutta)(1863-1902), dynamic renaissance missionary to West, catalyst of Hindu revival in India and social reformer, was born at Calcutta. |
| 8/13/1951 | Acharya Kishoridas Vajpayee passed away. |
| 8/19/1993 | Sharad Pawar elected to Maharashtra Legislative Council from Pune. |
| 8/19/1993 | Alauddin Khilji captured Chittorhgarh after defeating Rana Bhim Singh. Before the capture, Padmini, the beautiful queen along with several hundred females, had sacrificed herself in fire (Jouhar Pratha). This whole battle was fought due to Padmini. |
| 2/11/1996 | Wills World Cup Cricket inaugurated at Calcutta. |
| 2/23/1792 | The Third Mysore War ended in Tipu Sultan's signing of Peace Treaty dictated by Lord Cornwallis & surrendering his two sons, Abdul Khaliq & Maiz - Uddin. This is known as Treaty of Seringapatam. |
| 11/10/1991 | South Africa's first cricket One-day international since 1970 vs India. |
| 6/21/1814 | Gilbert Aliat Minto, Governor General of East Indian Company, died. |
| 1/25/1954 | Manabendranath Roy, famous leader of socialist revolution, passed away at Dehradun. |
| 2/25/1909 | Gandhiji arrested at Volksrust; sentenced to 3 months. |
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