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Historical Event on 6/16/1946

Britain invites Indian leaders to set up an interim govt at London.

Other Historical Dates and Events
10/5/1878First Indian circus was played by Vishnu Moreshwar Chhatre of Sangli at Mumbai.
9/3/1767Colonel Smith was defeated in the battle of Changama that took place between the combined forces of Nizam and Hyder Ali and the British army. This was the first war of Mysore. The British concluded a humiliating peace with Hyder Ali of Mysore.
11/19/1924Amarjit Singh, great educationist and scientist, was born at Punjab.
9/5/199530 member Ladakh Autonomous Hill Council sworn-in that was conceded by the Government of India in 1993.
4/21/1994Malayalam sweeps national film awards. Mammootty, Shobhana best actor and actress; T.V. Chandran best director; Buddadeb Das Gupta's Bengali 'Charachar' adjudged best film.
12/10/1936Duke of York succeeds King Edward as King George VI.
1/1/199730-year Ganga water sharing treaty between India and Bangladesh takes effect.
8/20/1969Varahagiri Venkata Giri was elected President and G. S. Pathak as Vice President of India.
6/27/1922Vaidyalingam Akhiladam Perunglur, Gyanpeeth awardee and famous Tamil author, was born.
12/29/1885A group of middle-class intellectuals in India, some of them British, found the Indian National Congress to be a voice of Indian opinion to the British government. This was the origin of the later Congress Party which was founded in Bombay.