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Historical Event on 9/16/1954

The Lok Sabha adopted a clause in the Special Marriage Bill providing for divorce by consent.

Other Historical Dates and Events
5/15/1949Matsya Union formally merged with Greater Rajasthan.
7/4/1999S. Vijayalakshmi won the National women's `A' chess championship with a round to spare in Kozhikode.
10/24/1997Kerala bans ragging in educational institutions by an ordinance.
6/22/1897The Chafekar brothers, Damodar and Balkrishna, shot British Officer Rand in Pune. This event played a very important role in the revolutionary freedom fighter.
7/17/1987V. P. Singh announces resignation from Congress; R. Venkataraman elected President of India.
3/1/1955Pakistan vs India five Test Cricket series ends in a 0-0 draw.
7/23/1990Vishwanath Pratap Singh, Indian Prime Minister and Gorbachev sign joint declaration committing their countries to building a nuclear-free and non-violent world in the first Indian-Soviet summit in the post-Gorbachev Soviet Union in Moscow.
7/20/1905First Partition of Bengal, which was proposed by Lord Curzon, was accepted by British Government's Minister of India.
11/25/1987India all out for 75 vs West Indies at Delhi. Patterson took 5-24.
7/8/1954Jawaharlal Nehru, Prime Minister of India, inaugurated world's longest Bhakra-Nangal Dam canal at Punjab.