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Historical Event on 2/16/1962

General Election ( 3rd) of India begins.

Other Historical Dates and Events
4/26/1999The President dissolves Lok Sabha and orders fresh elections.
1/9/1854Govind Vasudev Kanitkar, noted poem writier, novelist and translator, was born.
12/24/2000The Government re-instates Dr. R.S.Paroda as the Director-General of the ICAR.
12/6/2000The Supreme Court gives a clean chit to former Prime Minister P. V. Narasimha Rao upholding the trial court's order, and discharging him and former Union Minister K.K. Tewary from the 'St.Kitts forgery case'.
7/26/1891Rajendralal Mitra (Raja), famous Bengali ancient researcher, passed away.
10/11/1993CBI files chargesheet against stock-broker Hiten Dalal and 3 others for defrauding Canbank Mutual Fund over Rs.102 crore.
9/2/1947Gandhiji is mobbed in Calcutta house; gives up idea of Noakhali visit. Peace efforts intensified.
12/21/1921Praphulchandra Natwarlal Bhagwati, justice of Supreme Court, was born.
12/20/1876Bankinchrandra Chattopadhyay wrote ""Vande Mataram"".
10/19/1970First Indian-made MIG-21 handed over to the Air Force. Privy purses and privileges of former Indian rulers abolished.