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Historical Event on 4/16/1962

Third Lok Sabha constituted after the third general election in India. J. L. Nehru forms the third Congress ministry.

Other Historical Dates and Events
12/6/1756British troops under Robert Clive occupy Fulta India.
7/6/1787Robert founded Indian Botanic Garden near Calcutta by Kyd on 273 acres of land.
9/3/1997Anjan (Lalji Pandey), well known lyricist and noted poet, died.
3/22/1964200 die in communal violence in the industrial towns of Jamshedpur and Rourkela.
2/20/1968First Edition of 'Amrit Bazar Patrika' weekly was published in Bengali language.
2/20/1968Emperor Humayun, son of Babar, was born in Kabul.
7/13/1930Swarup Kishan Reu, cricket test umpire for 17 tests from 1978-85, was born in Delhi and was honoured by Padmashree in 1986. He joins the record of umpiring most Tests for India.
7/18/1634Joannes Camphuys, Governor General of Dutch-Indies (1684-91), was born.
1/1/1989The 4th annual SAARC summit concludes in Islamabad.
4/3/1966First Indian-made computer commissioned in Jadavpur University campus.