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Historical Event on 6/16/1990

GOI announces higher procurement/minimum support prices for all major kharif crops.

Other Historical Dates and Events
8/10/1948Atomic Energy Commission established.
9/20/1998India lost the fifth and final match of the Sahara Cup by five wickets. Pakistan won the series 4-1 at Toronto.
11/22/1993Gulshen Ahmed, Himachal Governor, resigns in the wake of an official report that he canvassed for his son in Satna.
2/26/1998Kalyan Singh wins the ''composite floor test'' in the Assembly, securing 225 votes against the 196 got by Jagadambika Pal.
1/1/1988The Officers Training School (OTS) was re-christened as Officers Training Academy. Besides training Indian nationals, 74 cadets from Sri Lanka have also been trained at the OTA.
8/20/1915Devraj Ars, former chief minister of Karnataka, was born.
10/9/1994Kamal Bose, great photographer, died.
11/3/1986Dr. Indrachandra Shastri, versatile in Sanskrit and Pali, died.
10/23/1999A Boeing 707 carrying Venezuela President Hugo Chavez and his entourage lands safely at Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport in Mumbai following a suspected tyre burst.
7/12/1998India will not reverse the nuclear programme, declared Mr. Vajpayee.