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Historical Event on 4/16/1976

The govt. announces its new birth-control program to curb population growth.

Other Historical Dates and Events
10/23/1992The dissident ministers of Bangarappa government in Karnataka resign
7/16/1917Jagdishchandra Mathur, modern Hindi playwright, was born.
11/3/1605Salim renamed himself as Jahangir and became the king of Agra.
2/10/1982K. R. Meher-Homji, cricket wicket keeper (one Test, one catch, no stumps), passed away.
3/15/1901Guru Hanuman was born at Jhunjhunu, Rajasthan. He was the pioneer and contributor of wrestling in India. He was bestowed with the Padamshri in 1983. His pupil Satpal and Kartar Singh won Gold Medals in Asian Games.
6/29/1992Congress (I) nominates K. R. Narayanan for the Vice-Presidentship.
5/12/1992Ms. Santosh Yadav (Indo-Tibetan Border Police) becomes the second Indian woman to set foot atop Mt. Everest.
1/25/1856Battle of Seattle; skirmish between settlers & Indians.
9/13/1948Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel took police action on Hyderabad for anti national policy's of Nijam of Hyderabad and Rijvi Rajakar's.
8/20/1933Mahatma Gandhi is rushed to the hospital on the fourth day of his latest fast.