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Historical Event on 7/16/1981

India performs nuclear Test.

Other Historical Dates and Events
10/29/1952Amalgamation of the Steel Corporation of Bengal with Indian Iron and Steel Company Ltd. to be effective from 1st January 1953 under the latter's name.
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10/21/1997RBI de-regulates deposit rates, reduces CRR and Bank Rate (from 10\% to 9) and allows banks to have two sets of Prime Lending Rates.
3/3/1921Ahmed Gulsher, freedom fighter and politician, was born at Satna (M.P).
2/6/1990Ashok Shandilya of Railways wins National billiards crown.
8/5/1939In the first case to be brought under Prohibition laws, a railroad passenger was today convicted of possessing a bottle of brandy in Bombay.
6/13/1995India and France sign Bilateral Investment Protection pact.
9/2/1998Nishant, the pilotless training aircraft developed by DRDO, is successfully flown from Chandipore.
6/21/1991P. V. Narasimha Rao was sworn in as the ninth Prime Minister of India. He reimained in this office till May 16, 1996. He formed a 54-member ministry in the 10th Parliament.
11/23/1908Durga Das, famous social reformer and journalist, was born.