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Historical Event on 7/16/1959

Suhridkumar Roy, famous geologist, died.

Other Historical Dates and Events
2/12/194614 killed in Calcutta riots; Muslim leader Jinnah threatens civil war.
10/20/1954Surendra Vithal Nayak "Suru Nayak", cricketer (two Tests for India v England 1982), was born in Bom
9/18/1972India becomes the top film producer of the world with 433 feature films made in 1971.
6/19/1997Indian Prime Minister and his Pakistani counterpart Nawaz Sharif, spoke for first time on restored hotline, to reiterate their committment to comprehensive dialogue, including Kashmir.
2/1/1889Judge Bhuvaneshwar Prasad Sinha, Chief Justice and Supreme Court of India, was born.
5/18/1974First underground Atomic device explosion for India was carried out successfully near Pokhran in Rajasthan (Thar Desert) at 8:05 a.m. This event made India as the 6th nation to explode an atomic bomb.
10/24/1605Jahangir became the fourth Emperor of Mughal Empire at Agra.
8/30/1990Parliament unanimously passes the Prasar Bharati Bill.
6/5/1997Prime Minister Gujral went on a 3-day visit to Nepal.
12/28/1981Madras-Penang undersea cable commissioned.