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Historical Event on 2/16/1927
Rail service started between India and Nepal.
Other Historical Dates and Events |
9/24/1994 | At least 100 people die after an outbreak of pneumonic plague in the western city of Surat. |
8/29/1612 | Battle at Surat in India; English fleet beats Portuguese. |
4/22/1942 | Galagnath (Vyanktesh Tirko Kulkarni), famous Kannad novelist, passed away. |
3/16/1966 | Judge Amal Kumar Sarkar became the Chief Justice of India. He held this office till 29/06/1966. |
4/19/1994 | Rajindersing Sparo, first awardee of `Mahavir Chakra' and former Chief Minister of Punjab Major General, passed away. |
12/17/1978 | Dhirendranath Ganguly, father of Bengali film industry, died. |
12/7/1995 | Indian National Satellite (INSAT-2C), third indigenous satellite in the INSAT-2 series, launched. This has additional capabilities such as mobile satellite service, business communication and television outreach beyond Indian boundaries. This is still in service. It was launched by Ariane launch vehicle at French Guyana. |
11/6/1950 | King Tribhuvana of Nepal flees to India. |
3/8/1921 | Sahir Ludhiyanvi, famous film lyricist, was born. |
10/16/1905 | Bengal was partitioned by Lord Curzon on the pretext of it being too big to administer. Instead of dividing it on the basis of non-Bengali areas, the division was on the basis of Hindus and Muslims. Britishers thought that would succeed in increasing Hindu - Muslim tensions. The tremor of partition was felt throughout India and was regarded as an insult and challenge to Indian Nationalism. A movement was launched by the moderates. New method of protests 'Swadeshi and Swaraj' became the slogan of the common man and the whole of India was drawn into the national movement. |
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