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Historical Event on 6/16/1990
GOI announces higher procurement/minimum support prices for all major kharif crops.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 7/4/1900 | Swami Shivanand Saraswati, religious leader, was born. |
| 12/10/1936 | England replaces King Edward VIII stamp series with King George VI. |
| 11/10/1698 | East India Company purchased Calcutta, which had not more than a village at that time. |
| 12/7/1993 | BJP leaders Advani, Joshi and Kalyan Singh arrested in connection with Ayodhya demolition case. |
| 4/6/1956 | Dilip Balwant Vengsarkar, cricketer (prolific Indian batsman 1976-92),was born in Rajapur, Maharashtra. He has received Arjun Award (1981) and Padmashree (1987). |
| 3/30/1990 | Constitution (64th) Amendment Bill to extend President's rule in Punjab collapses in Lok Sabha. |
| 7/13/1998 | The Government is prevented from tabling the Women's Reservation Bill. |
| 10/17/1859 | Keshavlal Harshrai Dhruv, researcher and translator, was born. |
| 7/25/1997 | Laloo Yadav resigns as Bihar Chief Minister after CBI-designated court issues an arrest warrant against him in fodder scam case. His wife, Rabri Devi, is sworn in as his successor. She becomes first woman Chief Minister of the State. |
| 10/18/1927 | Ramesh Vithaldas Divecha, cricketer (11 wickets for India in early 50's), was born in Bombay. |
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