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Historical Event on 10/16/1994
IRS P-2 successfully placed in orbit.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 1/29/1780 | Hicky's Bengal Gazette, the first news paper in India, was published in English in Calcutta . |
| 9/7/2000 | The Election Commission de-recognises the Lok Shakti, headed by former Union Minister Ramakrishna Hegde, as a state party on the basis of its performance in the Lok Sabha and Assembly polls in 1999. |
| 7/18/1953 | Riots against increase in streetcar fares continue with demonstrators taking control of parts of Calcutta. |
| 11/14/1919 | Anantrao Bhalerao, freedom fighter, journalist and editor of daily news paper ""Marathawada"", was born. |
| 3/11/1997 | Sadhana Mukherjee, a sex-worker from Calcutta, represents India at the first international conference on prostitution beginning in Los Angeles. |
| 6/2/1953 | Mountaineer Edmund Hillary of New Zealand and his Nepalese Sherpa guide Tensing became the first men to conquer Mount Everest, the world's tallest mountain. The two reached the pinnacle of Everest, more than 29,000 feet above sea level, at 11.30 a.m. |
| 9/30/1900 | Mohommad Ali Chhagla, former central minister, was born. |
| 10/14/1947 | Narsingh Chintaman Kelkar, great litterateur, politician and editor, died. |
| 11/29/1947 | The 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. |
| 9/20/1993 | First developmental launch of PSLV and Indian Remote Sensing Satellite (IRS-1E) carried remote sensing payloads. Could not be placed in orbit. |
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