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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
5/21/1999A powerful bomb explodes and another is defused on the road leading to the Imphal airport minutes before the Prime Minister landed to commence his two-day visit to the State.
8/3/1886Maithili Sharan Gupta, first man of modern Hindi poetry and literature, writer, patriot and social worker, was born at Chirgaon village near Jhansi.
11/5/1956University Grants Commission Act sets up UGC.
7/1/1781British troops defeated Hyder Ali's progress. He was checked by Eyree Coote after the battle of Porto Novo and becamed subdued.
12/25/1969India all out for 163 at Madras vs Australia, Ashley Mallett takes 5-91.
8/18/1951Indian Institute of Technology was opened in Kharagpur, West Bengal.
9/13/1998Dr. Justice Adarsh Sein Anand is appointed Chief Justice of India.
1/29/1977Judge Mirza Hameedullah Beg became the Chief Justice of India. He helded this office till 21/02/1978.
11/15/1991Insurance official Dr. S.L. Khosa freed in Kashmir in exchange for a militant.
4/18/1859Tatya Tope (his original name was Ramchandra Raghunath Tope) a leader of Sepoy Mutiny, was captured in April, courtmarshalled and hanged at Sivpuri for 1857 Indian Mutiny.