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Historical Event on 7/16/1959

Suhridkumar Roy, famous geologist, died.

Other Historical Dates and Events
12/17/1740Chimaji Appa, Peshwa warrior, died.
12/17/1740Muhammad Tughluq Shah II passed away at Sindh.
5/31/1756Jose Cusodio Faria was born in Candolim of Goa. He was a revolutionary scientist and also known as Abbe Faria.
10/21/1996Japan gets non-permanent seat in Security Council after a contest with India.
3/3/1997Indian Socialist Party headed by Arangil Sridharan merges with Lok Sakthi. It was floated by Ramakrishna Hedge.
11/10/1990Two Burmese youth hijack a Thai Airlines Airbus with 221 passengers on board to Calcutta.
8/20/1997Lata Mangeshkar receives the Fifth Rajiv Gandhi National Sadbhavana Award from the President.
4/23/1968Bade Gulam Ali Khan, famous ghazal singer, passed away.
8/19/1977Earthquake measuring 7.7-8.9 on the Richter Scale hits Indian Ocean. It is believed to be the strongest ever earthquake.
1/27/1989M. Karunanidhi sworn in as DMK CM in Tamil Nadu.