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Historical Event on 6/16/1946

Cabinet Mission negotiations were discontinued. Viceroy proposed Interim Government.

Other Historical Dates and Events
4/22/1996National Stock Exchange launches a new equity index - the NSE 50.
1/22/1967Atomic Energy Center was renamed after Homi Jahangir Bhabha as 'Bhabha Atomic Research Centre' at Trombay, Mumbai.
5/20/1932Bipinchandra Ramchandra Pal, powerful journalist and revolutionary freedom fighter, passed away. He was amongst the trio which was known as ""Lal - Bal - Pal"" during the freedom struggle. He started a newspaper called ""Swaraj"" for the Indians in England. He also edited several other newspapers like ""Tribune"", ""New India"", ""Vande Mataram"", ""Swaraj"", ""Hindu Review"", ""Democrat"", ""Independent Bengali"", etc.
3/11/1989In Bihar, a 13-member ministry headed by Satyendra Narain Sinha, MP, was sworn in.
11/16/1921Nearly 700 Mopalh rebels were killed by the Gurkhas as they attacked the Pandikkad post at Delhi.
1/24/1952The first International Film Festival of India held in Bombay, this event had a great impact on Indian Cinema.
8/16/1932Britain instituted new electoral plan for India: to allow limited untouchables and giving them separate representation.
3/12/1995Congress party loses India national election.
11/12/1997India elected to executive board of UNESCO.
10/6/1990Justice Ranganath Mishra sworn in as Chief Justice of Supreme Court.