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Historical Event on 10/16/1994
IRS P-2 successfully placed in orbit.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 3/24/1896 | Thiripad V. T. Bhatt, author and journalist, was born. |
| 4/11/1856 | Lievens Constantly, Flemish missionary in India, was born. |
| 7/27/1959 | Abbas Ali Baig scores 112 for India v England on debut. |
| 2/13/1879 | Sarojini Naidu ""Nightingale of India"", was born at Hyderabad. She was the first Governor of Uttar Pradesh. She also holds a place of pride among the women freedom fighters of India. She presided over the Kanpur session of Indian National Congress and took active part in Salt Satyagraha and represented Indian women in Round Table Conference, London, 1931. |
| 3/3/1997 | Senior Officials Meeting of Indian Ocean Rim (IOR) countries begins in Mauritius. |
| 10/27/1605 | Akbar (Abul-Fath Djalal-ud-Din), Mughal emperor of India (1556-1605), passed away of diarrhea or dysentery at the age of 63 years. After his death his body was buried at a mausoleum in Sikandra, Agra. |
| 9/24/1629 | Jacques Specx appointed Governor General of Dutch-Indies. |
| 10/16/1994 | IRS P-2 successfully placed in orbit. |
| 10/1/1995 | Hastimal Firodia, astrologer and industrialist, died. |
| 1/27/1984 | First unit of Atomic Energy Production Centre started at Kalpakkam. |
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