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Historical Event on 2/16/1968

Beatles George Harrison and John Lennon along with their wives fly to India for transcendental meditation study with the Maharishi Mahesh Yogi.

Other Historical Dates and Events
4/13/1796The first elephant was brought to America from Bengal, India.
2/21/1829Kittur Rani Channamma, revolutionary freedom fighter and social reformer, passed away.
11/18/1964Dharam Vira was appointed as the Cabinet Secretary of India. He held this office till 27-06-1966
11/25/1995The four-states of Gujarat, Goa, Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh proposes trade bloc for western States (Western Regional Cooperation).
9/11/1824Shivling Surge died at Alpayu.
12/10/1905Robert Koch received the Nobel Prize for Medicine for his work on Tuberculosis.
4/14/1941Julie Christie, actress (Dr Zhivago), was born in Assam, India.
9/24/1726King George empowered the company to establish Municipal Corporation and Mayor s Courts in Bombay and Calcutta.
7/18/1990Following the end of six months Governor's rule, President's rule imposed in J&K.
9/18/1803Puri was captured by Britishers from the Marathas without any struggle.