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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
1/16/1973Vasco De Gama departed with his fleet from Lisbon Harbour for a trip to India .
1/9/1972In 1971, 433 feature films produced in the world with a record and a top position in film production.
7/26/1975Anti-government demonstrations held in Gujarat, defying the emergency law prohibiting such demonstrations.
4/23/1858Pandita Ramabai, social reformer and philosopher, was born in the State of Mysore.
1/27/1888Jinvijayji Muni, famous Shwetambar Jain Yati, was born.
4/1/1920S. Bhattacharya, cricket Test Umpire for 2 tests from 1963-70, was born in Delhi.
5/23/1996In second phase of elections in Kashmir valley, Anantnag and Baramulla parliamentary constituencies go to the polls.
3/1/1909First Indian Iron Company 'Tata Iron and Steel' established.
4/30/1958Shiekh Abdulla taken into custody.
7/22/19961996-97 budget presented to Parliament by Finance Minister P. Chidambaram.