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Historical Event on 7/16/1981

India performs nuclear Test.

Other Historical Dates and Events
8/19/1976Nagarjun Sagar University established in Andhra Pradesh.
10/9/1996PVN Rao granted anticipatory bail in St. Kitts forgery case till Oct. 14.
2/7/198161 die in circus fire in Bangalore.
4/9/1954India reports only 43\% of population speaks 15 recognized languages, noting 720 dialects, 23 tribal tongues.
2/1/1986Pope John Paul II arrives in New Delhi for a 10-day visit.
5/5/1977Chandra Shekar chosen President of the Janatha Party.
6/13/1909E. M. S. Namboodiripad was born in Palghat in Kerala.
9/20/1886Kuladhor Chaliha, one of the pioneer Congress leaders of Assam, was born at Sibsagar.
2/15/1920Kanti Mehta, trade unionist, was born at Calcutta.
1/18/1950India is declared a secular republic. Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru (1947-1964) is determined to abolish casteism and industrialize the nation. Constitution makes Hindi official national language, English to continue for 15 years, 14 major state languages are recognized. India also moved a motion for no war treaty between India and Pakistan to improve the relations with neighboring countries.