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Historical Event on 4/16/1974
Dr. Sarvapalli Radhanakrishnan, former President of India, Philosophist and litterateur, passed away.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 3/24/1995 | Devchand Somaiyya, famous Table Tennis player, passed away. |
| 9/15/1861 | Dr. Sir Mokshagundam Visvesvaraya, famous architect, engineer and a diplomat, also a Bharat Ratna awardee, was born at Chickballapur in Mysore (Karnataka) in a poor Brahmin family. |
| 6/6/1909 | Morappakam Joysam Gopalan, cricketer (1 Test India v England 1933-34), was born in Maduranthakam, Madras. |
| 5/30/1985 | Earthquake in Srinagar. |
| 7/25/1961 | Delhi upgraded as an A-class city on the basis of provisional Census figures of 1961. |
| 4/17/1941 | Office of Price Administration was formed which handled the rationing of essential commodities. |
| 3/19/1982 | President's rule in Assam. |
| 12/3/1971 | India recognises Bangladesh. Indian army marches into Bangladesh and joins hands with Mukti Bahini. Pakistani Army in Bangladesh surrenders to the Indian Commander. |
| 7/27/1993 | Rao government defeats the no-confidence motion by 265-251 votes. Seven of the JD (A) vote with government as JD (A) and AIADMK decide to vote for no-confidence motion. |
| 8/16/1901 | Shripad Ramchandra Tikekar, journalist and critic, was born. |
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