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Important events of history that took place in India and elsewhere on today’s date.

16 June

🇮🇳 In India

1861 Harish Chandra Mukherjee, journalist and patriot, died. He fought for the indigo cultivators (and against the indigo planters) and forced the government to bring about changes.

1925 Chittaranjan Das (popularly called Deshbandhu), freedom fighter, political activist and lawyer, died. He was the founder-leader of the Swaraj Party in Bengal during the period of British colonial rule in India. His name is abbreviated as C R Das.

2007 It was reported that a coin shortage had gripped Calcutta, India. Bank officials investigated claims that coins were being melted down to make razor blades.

🌎 Elsewhere

1963 The world's first female space traveler, Valentina Tereshkova, was launched into orbit by the Soviet Union aboard Vostok VI.

2010 The world's first country-wide total tobacco ban goes into effect when Bhutan banned the cultivation, harvesting, production, and sale of tobacco and tobacco products.

⭐ Significance

Father's Day, held annually on the third Sunday of June, is celebrated worldwide to recognize the contribution that fathers and father figures make to the lives of their children.

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