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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
11/20/1942Attri Devi, freedom fighter, was arrested for further six months. She was earlier arrested for personal satyagraha and to hoist the national flag in Delhi Central Jail on January 26.
1/6/1959Kapildev Ramlal Nikhanj, cricketer (India's finest all-rounder 1978-94, Cup-1982), was born in Chandigarh.
1/31/1983The first floating Dry Dock was launched at Howrah.
7/7/1998India wins Singer-Akai Nidahas Trophy defeating Sri Lanka by six runs in the final at Colombo. New Zealand was the third team in the fray.
9/6/1774British Government supported Peshwa Raghunath Rao to re-conqure Pune.
5/20/1940Amar Singh, cricketer (of pneumonia Indian pace bowler 1932-36), passed away.
7/10/1909Gandhiji arrives in London with the assistance of Lord Ampthill and works ceaselessly to educate influential British leaders and the public, and also to move Imperial authorities.
11/5/1927Lord Irwin, Viceroy of India, met Gandhiji, S.Shriniwas Iyengar and M.A. Ansari Congress leaders at New Delhi.
10/9/2000The Centre appoints Yogendra Narain as the new defence secretary and K. Sibal as the secretary in the Ministry of External Affairs while effecting a major bureaucratic reshuffle.
1/27/1988The first ever helicopter mail service was inaugurated at Andaman and Nicobar Islands. The first flight was from Port Blair to Havelock Island and its inaugurated by the Governer of Andaman and Nicobar Island.