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Historical Event on 7/16/1969
Morarji Desai resigns from cabinet.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 9/19/1937 | Vishnu Narayan Matkhande passed away. |
| 9/4/1947 | Gandhiji breaks fast. |
| 8/1/1986 | Amnesty scheme for evaders of taxes announced. |
| 12/10/1932 | The Indian Military Academy (IMA) was formally inaugurated by Field Marshal Sir Philip W Chetwode, Bt, GOB, KCMG, GCSI, DSO and was christened as ""The Pioneers"". The crowning event was delivered in the hall, now named after him, and in the address to the trainees, he enunciated three principles: 'the safety, honour, and welfare of your country comes first, always and everytime', which were to guide the future officers of the Indian Army . A passage from this address has come to acquire immortality and has been adopted as the credo of the Acad |
| 2/19/1978 | Pankaj Mallik, famous Bengali music director and playback singer, passed away. He was the singer of the famous Hindi song ""Piya Milan Ko Jaana"". |
| 9/25/1990 | S. S. Chauhan, one of the students who had suffered severe burns while trying to immolate himself in protest against implementation of Mandal Commission Report, died. |
| 5/11/1999 | Centre removes the West Bengal Governor A. R. Kidwai. The Arunachal Pradesh Governor Mata Prasad had also been asked to step down. |
| 7/23/1903 | Chandra Shekhar Azad was born Today in 1903 |
| 1/11/1975 | Oil struck in third Bombay High rig. |
| 1/9/1918 | Harprasad Nanda, famous Industrialist, was born. |
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