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Historical Event on 2/16/1923
Vishnu Moreshwar Mahajani, famous author, poet and playwright, passed away.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 5/4/1994 | Fourth developmental launch of ASLV. 113 kg Stretched Rohini Satellite Series (SROSS-C2) was launched by fourth developmental flight of ASLV-D4 from Sriharikota. This carried two scientific payload, a Gamma Ray Burst (GRB) experiment and a Retarding Potential Analyser (RPA). It is still in service. |
| 10/14/1884 | Lala Har Dayal, revolutionary, nationalist and freedom fighter, was born at Delhi. |
| 12/6/1971 | US bars aid to India for aggression against Pakistan. |
| 6/1/1933 | Fortnightly 'Bal Sanmitra' was published. |
| 8/6/1925 | Surendra Nath Banerjee died. He was one of the founders of mordern India and proponent of autonomy within the British Commonwealth. He was President of Indian National Congress twice, in 1895 at Pune and in 1902 at Ahmedabad. |
| 5/8/1725 | John Lovewell, US Indian fighter, passed away in a battle. |
| 5/5/1955 | Indian parliament accept Hindu divorce. |
| 1/18/1997 | Khanna Committee recommends more power to RBI over non-banking financial companies. |
| 7/31/1997 | V. Thangapandian (64), Tamil Nadu Commercial Taxes Minister, died at Rajapalayam in Virudhunagar district. |
| 8/18/1979 | Vasantrao Naik, former Chief Minister of Maharashtra, died. |
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