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Historical Event on 9/16/1954
The Lok Sabha adopted a clause in the Special Marriage Bill providing for divorce by consent.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 8/9/1952 | New Delhi reports that 20 mil. Indian peasants were imperiled by crop failures. |
| 8/9/1952 | Saint Gora Kumbhar, an intense devotee of the deity Vitthal at Pandharpur, took Samadhi in Ter village in Osmanabad Zilla, near Latur. |
| 4/28/1992 | Vinayak Krishna Gokak, famous Kannad poet and Gyanpeeth Awardee, passed away. |
| 3/1/2000 | Gopichand wins the Indian Oil Servo National badminton championship at Kochi-making it four in a row. |
| 2/24/1786 | Charles Cornwallis appointed Governor-General of India. |
| 8/15/1972 | Postal Index Number (PIN Code) of 6-digits was introduced. |
| 6/17/1993 | K. D. Dharmadhikari (Nana), veteran freedom fighter, died. |
| 12/4/1910 | Motilal, famous film actor, was born. |
| 2/28/1950 | The Finance Minister announces the setting up of the Planning Commission with Nehru and Nanda as Chairman and Deputy Chairman respectively. |
| 4/16/1963 | Gopal Singh Nepali, famous poet, passed away. |
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