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Historical Event on 7/16/1856

Ishwar Chand Vidyasagar, on the request of Governor Lord Canning, instituted a law announcing the right of Hindu widows for re-marriage.

Other Historical Dates and Events
7/18/1980Second Experimental launch of Space Launch Vehicle -3 (SLV-3) by Indian made 35 kilogram Rohini satellite (RS-1) successfully placed in orbit. It was used for measuring in-flight performance of second experimental launch of SLV-3. The launch took from Sriharikota and India became the sixth nation to put a satellite into orbit.
8/4/2000Justice Brij Mohan Lal was sworn in chairman of the Monopolies and Restrictive Trade Practices Commission.
10/28/1997Dr. V. Doreswamy Iyengar (77), Veena maestro, household name among Carnatic music lovers, passed away in Bangalore.
11/15/2000Congress(I) gives a thumping mandate to Sonia Gandhi.
5/12/1993Lok Sabha okays extension of President's rule in the former BJP-ruled states.
10/31/1999The Ram Janmabhoomi Trust president ends fast in support of his eight-point demands including improvement of 'puja' and 'darshan' arrangements of 'Ram Lala' at the temple.
10/21/1996Japan gets non-permanent seat in Security Council after a contest with India.
3/6/1775Raghunath Rao signed treaty of Surat with British ending the first Anglo-Maratha War.
7/14/1999Arvind Dave is appointed Governor of Arunachal Pradesh.
1/1/1874The first women magazine ""Bola Bodhini"" was published.