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Historical Event on 6/16/1946

C. Rajagopalchari became the Governor of West Bengal (1947) in Interim Government.

Other Historical Dates and Events
6/23/1980Sanjay Gandhi, great Indian politician and younger son of Indira Gandhi, died in a plane crash. He was recently appointed as the General Secretary of the AICC (I).
1/25/1995India and South Africa sign three pacts to forge special ties.
8/16/1922Raunaq Singh, great industrialist and philanthropist, was born at Daska.
10/3/1997Financial and operational autonomy to be given to 97 profit-making public sector enterprises ('mini-ratnas') other than the navaratnas.
4/3/1999India's INSAT-2E multipurpose telecommunications satellite is successfully launched from the Kourou space station in French Guyana.
7/7/1995Rajan Pillai, 47, died because of denial of timely medical attention by Tihar jail authorities and also within 24 hours of rejection of his plea for medical treatment at Escorts Hospital by the court.
9/29/1914German cruiser Emden shells Madras.
6/17/1947Burma was adopted as republic by constitution assembly.
1/30/1999Gopinath Bordoloi was awarded the highest civilian award Bharat Ratna, The Highest Civilian Award in India. 1999.
2/10/1979Itanagar was declared as capital of Arunachal Pradesh.