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Historical Event on 5/16/1960

International Telex Service between India and U.K. started.

Other Historical Dates and Events
2/22/1997Jockey Mark Gallagher shot at and injured in Bangalore.
7/31/1997V. Thangapandian (64), Tamil Nadu Commercial Taxes Minister, died at Rajapalayam in Virudhunagar district.
9/8/1952The Copyright bill was signed during the first world convention by 35 nations including India at Geneva.
2/8/1971Indira Congress wins the mid-term elections for Lok Sabha. Indira Gandhi becomes PM.
1/26/1957India annexes Kashmir, Constitution for incorporation with India goes into effect.
12/3/1971Hostilities broke out between India and Pakistan. On the very night that hostilities commenced, with Pakistan bombing several air fields, IN Ships 'Rajput' and 'Akshay' were leaving Vishakapatnam harbour when they obtained a sonar contact. They fired several depth charges and proceeded on their mission when there was no further evidence of a submarine's presence. Thereafter, a loud explosion of rattling windows panes off the Vishakapatnam beach was heard . The Pakistani submarine 'Ghazi' (a Tench class submarine obtained from the USA in 1964) had come to grief.
9/29/1755Robert Lord Clive founded the British empire in India
8/2/1993Seven JD (A) rebel MPs admitted to Congress (I).
6/16/1934M. Muthuraman, noted Hindi writer and professor, was born at Dindigul in Madurai (Tamil Nadu).
2/16/1982Jawaharlal Nehru was staged first time in Calcutta Invitation International Gold Cup Football Tournament.
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