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Historical Event on 6/16/1920

Hemant Chaudhary, famous singer and music director, was born.

Other Historical Dates and Events
11/11/1973India's first International Philatelic Exihibition started in New Delhi.
4/1/1998Prabhat Kumar, a 1963 batch IAS officer, was appointed as the new Cabinet Secretary of India. He succeeded T.S.R. Subramaniam and held the office till 31-10-2000.
5/10/1981The first day and night cricket match of India was played at the flood-lit ground of the Wilson College Gymkhana (Bombay).
7/13/1964Utpal Chatterjee, cricketer (Bengal slow left-arm bowler), was born in Calcutta.
1/5/1995Jitendra Prasad succeeds N.D. Tiwari as UPCC-I chief.
1/12/2000T. S. Krishna Murthy is appointed Election Commissioner in place of G.V.G. Krishnamoorthy who retired.
9/22/1789Office of Postmaster General is created under the Treasury Department.
8/8/1990Violent protests rock Bihar against Mandal Commission Report implementation.
10/4/1997Indian National Satellite (INSAT-2D), fourth satellite in INSAT-2 series, became inoperable due to power bus anomaly. This satellite had capabilities such as mobile satellite service, business communication and television outreach beyond Indian boundaries.
2/9/1989Sanjay Khan, actor-director, critically injured in a fire accident.