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Historical Event on 2/16/1896
Suryakant Tripathi 'Nirala', great Hindi poet, litterateur, writer, social worker and editor, was born.
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| 12/1/1947 | India all out for 58 vs Australia at Gabba. |
| 7/20/1898 | Krishna Kanta Handique, great linguist, educationist, principal of J.B. College and Padma Bhushan awardee, was born at Jorhat. |
| 2/8/1785 | Warren Hastings, British Viceroy, left India. |
| 7/29/1997 | Rabri Devi inducts 60 ministers, including 22 of cabinet rank, thus raising strength of her Council of Ministers to 74. |
| 1/18/1985 | Spy ring cracked. Top Government officials, businessmen held. |
| 1/10/1896 | Gangadhar Kelkar, founder of famous Raja Kelkar Museum at Pune Dinkar, was born. |
| 7/4/2000 | The trial of the Bihar Chief Minister Rabri Devi and RJD president Laloo Prasad Yadav in the disproportionate assets case begins. |
| 9/26/1977 | Uday Shankar (Chowdhury), producer and director of dance-based film 'Kalpana', passed away. He was the elder brother of Pandit Ravishankar. His main achievement was the blending of the Indian classical style with the Western Ballet and various folk dances. |
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