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Historical Event on 1/16/1973

Om Prakash Mehra, Air Chief Marshal PVSM, became the Air Officer Commanding, India Command. He was in this office till 31/01/1976.

Other Historical Dates and Events
6/22/1955Sadashiv Garpatrao Shinde, cricketer (12 wkts in 7 Tests for India), died at the age of 31.
1/28/1984Dozen's of Sikh Militants arrested in India's troubled Punjab State after terrorists killed 3 people and injured 31 in grenade attack.
8/17/1780Indian Governor General Warren Hastings duel with Francis to settle personal and official quarrels. Francis was wounded but survived.
1/3/1912Shantiprasad Jain, famous industrialist, was born.
5/9/1995Militants set Charar township on fire in the vicinity of the Charar-e-Sherif shrine. More than 1,000 houses burnt.
7/10/1964Bangalore University was established in Karnataka.
6/27/1966D. S. Joshi was appointed as the Cabinet Secretary of India. He held this office till 31-12-1968.
5/9/1933Gandhiji announced suspension of Civil Disobedience Movement for six weeks and called on the Government to withdraw its Ordinances.
5/21/1994Sushmita Sen (Miss India), 18, was crowned as the 43rd Miss Universe.
7/5/1995Tarapur nuclear station controls the leakage and soil contamination within the natural background radiation levels.