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Historical Event on 6/16/1951

Nehru opponents founded People's party at New Delhi.

Other Historical Dates and Events
10/6/1969Bruna Coutinho, Indian Soccer(Football) player, was born in Calangute, Goa. He was recognised as Indian Player of the Year in 1996.
1/14/1984Gujarati Daily 'Samkalin' of Indian Express Group published.
7/25/1813First boat race started at Calcutta on the Hooghly river where seven sailing boats had competed.
4/14/1891Dr. Bhimrao Ramji 'Babasaheb' Ambedkar, India's great social reformer, politician, author, architect, lawyer and agitator, was born in Maharashtra.
11/7/1997RBI Governor Dr. Chakravarti Rangarajan appointed new Governor of Andhra Pradesh. Dr. Bimal Jalan, Member-Secretary, Planning Commission, will take over as RBI Governor.
3/25/1609Henry Hudson embarks on an exploration for Dutch East India Co. at Pulicat.
11/29/1947The Nizam of Hyderabad said that he would not consider acceding to either dominion, but would agree to a 'standstill arrangement' with India. The agreement is accepted by the Indian government.
6/20/1987Dr. Salim Ali, internationally renowned expert of birds, died at Bombay.
5/31/1756Jose Cusodio Faria was born in Candolim of Goa. He was a revolutionary scientist and also known as Abbe Faria.
7/5/1968Naval Submarine wing in Indian Naval Force came into existence with the arrival of the first submarine from the Soviet Union.