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Historical Event on 2/16/1933
Surya Sen Masterda, revolutionary freedom fighter, who attacked the Armoury of Chittagong with 62 men of the Indian Republican Army and was underground on Jalalabad Hills, was arrested.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 10/18/1901 | Mahatma Gandhi sails for India. |
| 2/9/1985 | Editor of 'Sakal', a Marathi daily newspaper, passed away. |
| 3/26/1996 | Indian all-rounder Manoj Prabhakar announces retirement from international cricket. |
| 1/5/1990 | Mohammad Azharuddin was made captain of Indian cricket team. |
| 6/27/1998 | Mr. Nikhil Chakravartty, journalist and chairman of Prasar Bharati, dies in New Delhi at 84. |
| 6/30/1817 | Dadabhai Navroji, veteran leader and industrialist, died. |
| 2/16/1927 | Rail service started between India and Nepal. |
| 9/8/1911 | Anand Gopal Sheorey, great Hindi writer, litterateur and journalist, was born at Sausar in Madhya Pradesh. |
| 5/8/1725 | John Lovewell, US Indian fighter, passed away in a battle. |
| 9/20/1933 | Annie Besant, veteran freedom fighter for India, died. |
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