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Historical Event on 1/16/1992

For the first time in a decade, India decides to import one million tonnes of wheat.

Other Historical Dates and Events
7/6/1881Saint Gulabrao Maharaj was born in Vidarbha.
12/4/1829Britain abolished ""sati"" in India (widow burning herself to death on her husband's funeral pyre)
2/1/1942No.1 Squadron arrived in Burma with its Lysanders, flying tactical recce missions from Toungoo before transferring to Mingaladon with a flight deployed at Lashio.
8/15/1998Golden jubilee celebrations of the Indian Independence ends.
4/15/1976India announces it will send an envoy to Peking, first time in 15 years.
9/27/1833Raja Rammohan Roy, great social reformer, lawyer and politician passed away at Stapleton Grove in England.
4/1/1992The 79,698 crore Eighth Plan launched.
5/16/1960International Telex Service between India and U.K. started.
12/28/1926Imperial Airways begins England-India mail & passenger service.
7/25/2000Two Indians Aruna Roy from Rajasthan and Jockin Arputham, founder of the Indian National Slum Dwellers' Association, chosen for the Ramon Magsaysay award for public service.