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Historical Event on 7/16/1931
C. T. Studd, 69, died. He was an English missionary, one of the 'Cambridge Seven,' who worked on the mission field in China, India and Central Africa.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 11/15/1992 | At least 170 people die in heavy rains and floods in Tamil Nadu and Kerala. |
| 10/19/1997 | BSP withdraws support to Kalyan Singh government in UP because of its 'anti-Dalit' policies. |
| 7/9/1999 | Ashok Mitra (82), noted writer, academician and former bureaucrat, died in Calcutta. |
| 4/2/1996 | Tamil Maanila Congress (Moopanar) party registered and recognised. |
| 10/28/1984 | Federal agents early this morning caught Guru Shree Rajneesh trying to flee the country. Rajneesh was charged with violating immigration laws and arranging phoney marriages for his cult members. The religious leader was nabbed at Charlotte, North Carolina airport when his jet, bound for Bermuda, touched down for re-fueling. The Bhagwan ran a commune of about 1,500 people in Oregon. Thousands more cult members live in Rajneesh's native land India and other countries. He knew the federal government had no faith in him after his chief adviser, a woman named Ma Anand Sheela, was arrested in West Germany for several minor offenses. Rajneesh appeared in court on this date clad in a lavender robe. |
| 12/27/1990 | DMK led Pondicherry ministry, headed by D. Ramachandran, resigns following loss of majority. |
| 1/18/1997 | Khanna Committee recommends more power to RBI over non-banking financial companies. |
| 1/30/1996 | The new (reconstituted) Scientific Advisory Board of the ICMR met on January 30-31, 1996. |
| 2/17/1998 | Delhi-Tamil Nadu Ranji Trophy super-league match in Chennai was abandoned owing to pitch tampering. |
| 1/18/1992 | Ordinance cuts minimum poll campaign time to 14 days from 20 days. |
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