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Historical Event on 5/16/1933
Shani, writer of novel 'Kalajal' and film 'Shaukin', was born.
Other Historical Dates and Events |
1/12/1953 | Patel Chest Institute opened by Rajkumari Amrit Kaur. All India Khadi Board constituted with centre at Bombay. |
10/11/1941 | Amitabh Bachchan, famous film actor, was born. |
3/4/1858 | J. P. Walker, British Officer, along with 200 prisoners who were mainly from the Indian Sepoy Mutiny, sailed from Calcutta to start a new settlement in the Andaman Islands. |
8/27/1958 | Metric system of weights and measures introduced. |
12/1/1900 | Chidambaranar Thiru Thamizaringar, great author, journalist and homeopath, was born at Sirukadambur, Tamil Nadu. |
11/23/1908 | Durga Das, famous social reformer and journalist, was born. |
5/14/1976 | Pakistan and India agree to resume diplomatic ties. |
3/22/1957 | National Calander based on Saka Samvat was adopted. As per this calander, the date of adoption was "Chaitra first, 1879 Saka along with Gregorian. |
11/14/1997 | 10th International Film Festival for children and young people ambles into Hyderabad atop Gajju, the delightful elephant mascot. About 125 films from 30 countries will be screened. |
9/23/1952 | Anshuman Dattajirao Gaekwad, batsman in 40 Tests (1974-85), was born in Bombay. |
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