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Historical Event on 10/16/1959

National Council of Women's Education was inaugurated in New Delhi.

Other Historical Dates and Events
5/20/1976Oil production started from Bombay High.
4/10/1997Bill Gates, Chairman and CEO of Microsoft, announces Rs. 2.5 crore aid to Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan's Gandhi Institute of Computer Education and Information Technology, Mumbai.
2/16/1923Vishnu Moreshwar Mahajani, famous author, poet and playwright, passed away.
9/15/1862Gaurishankar Hirachand Oza, famous historian, was born.
2/3/1873Prabhatkumar Mukhopadhyay, famous Bengali short story writer and novelist, was born.
3/21/1979The Cytology Research Centre was set up at New Delhi (renamed as the Institute of Cytology and Preventive Oncology in 1988).
9/21/1862Venkat Apparao Gurjad, famous Telegu poet, playwright, story writer, critic and social reformer, was born.
3/3/1978Shaliwahan Shaka Hindu Calender started.
8/30/1659Aurangzeb plotted the death of his brother Dara Shikoh and beheaded him. He was buried in a vault under the dome of Humayun's tomb.
6/13/1918Foundation stone was liad of Sir Kawasjee Jahangir Public Hall in Mumbai.