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Historical Event on 4/16/1976

The govt. announces its new birth-control program to curb population growth.

Other Historical Dates and Events
6/15/1908Stock Exchange of Calcutta was opened of Baldeodas Daduawala and Overened.
3/27/1989T. N. Seshan was appointed as the Cabinet Secretary of India. He held this office till 23-12-1989.
8/18/1979Vasantrao Naik, former Chief Minister of Maharashtra, died.
7/20/1991Chithira Tirunal Bala Rama Varma, former Maharaja of Travancore, passed away at the age of 78 years after a brief illness. His term as the descendant of the Chera dynasty saw many progressive reforms in the field of legislation, education and many more. He was hailed as ""Ashoka the second"", and Gandhiji parised him as a ""Historical wonder"".
10/24/1933Govindjee, famous scientist, was born in Allahabad, U.P. He found cutting plant sections easier than dissection of animals.
10/24/1984First Metro Train (Underground Train) in India started between Esplanade and Bhowanipore in Calcutta city.
6/26/1997India declares its chemical weapon stockpiles and storage facilities as part of its obligations as signatory to the Chemical Weapons Convention.
2/3/1998The BJP releases its election manifesto promising to make India a nuclear state; build a Ram temple at Ayodha and work for a uniform civil code.
1/22/1945The Indian 7th Division captures Tilin at Burma.
4/13/1984India beat Pak by 58 runs to win the first Cricket Asia Cup in Sharjah.