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Historical Event on 1/16/1916
Amat Debananda, politician, was born in Balani village at Orissa .
Other Historical Dates and Events |
1/29/1997 | Olympic Hockey captain Pargat Singh announces retirement. |
10/1/1997 | Gerhard Fischer, social worker, nominated for Gandhi peace prize. The 76-year-old German "Ambassador of Humanity'' was unanimously chosen for his contribution for social, economic and political transformation through non-violence |
10/16/1999 | Dr. Najma Heptulla, Deputy Chairperson of the Rajya Sabha, is elected president of the 138-nation Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU). |
6/15/1948 | Rajah Annamalai Chettiar, famous musician, social worker and Governor of the Imperial Bank of India, passed away. |
7/1/1965 | Meerut University was established. |
4/6/1956 | Dilip Balwant Vengsarkar, cricketer (prolific Indian batsman 1976-92),was born in Rajapur, Maharashtra. He has received Arjun Award (1981) and Padmashree (1987). |
1/12/1992 | Punjab election set for February 19. |
7/5/1970 | Indian ship capsized in Krishna River in eastern India claiming 150 lives. |
1/10/1839 | Tea from India first arrives in UK. |
1/15/1934 | Nearly 20,000 lives were claimed in a tremendous earthquake measured 8.4 on the Ricther Scale, in Bihar and parts of Nepal. Munger City was completely destroyed. |
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