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Historical Event on 2/16/1969

Mirza Ghalib centenary stamp released.

Other Historical Dates and Events
3/11/1999Indian Davis Cup player and Asian Games gold medallist Gaurav Natekar announced in Mumbai his retirement from competitive tennis.
3/10/1985India beat Pakistan to win ""World Championship of Cricket"". Ravi Shastri is declared champion of champions and Sunil Gavaskar steps down from the captaincy.
2/1/2000The Centre decides to place almost all items under the automatic approval route for foreign direct investment and NRI and OCB investments.
10/16/1942Cyclone in Bay of Bengal kills some 40,000 people in south of Calcutta, India.
1/26/1950Government of India accepted the National Emblem. It consisted of Head of Lion which is taken from Ashok piller situated near Sarnath.
11/13/1995The Supreme Court in an unanimous 65-page verdict declares that patients who received deficient services from the medical profession and hospitals were entitled to claim damages under the Consumer Protection Act, 1986.
1/1/1965This year was announced to be observed as the ""Year of International Co-operation"".
11/28/1704Jacob Mossel, Governor General (Dutch East Indies), was born.
1/30/1996Maharashtra govt. decides to make school education free up to 10th standard.
12/6/1946Anglo-Indian talks end in failure after three days at London.