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Historical Event on 5/16/1994
Phani Mujumdar, veteran film producer and director, passed away.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 1/27/1901 | Tarkatirtha Laxmanshastri Joshi, the great thinker, master of Sanskrit and editor of Marathi Vishwakosh, was born. |
| 9/20/1886 | Kuladhor Chaliha, one of the pioneer Congress leaders of Assam, was born at Sibsagar. |
| 6/9/1957 | General Election ( 2nd) of India ends. |
| 12/31/1995 | K.P.S. Gill, DGP of Punjab, retires from service. |
| 5/2/1922 | Kedarnath Modi, great Industrialist in Maharashtra, was born. |
| 3/10/1995 | ONGC's oil rig that blew out ( January 8 ) at Pasalapudi site near Amalapuram (Andhra Pradesh) put out after 62 days. |
| 12/4/1910 | Amar Singh Ladha Nakum, cricketer (dashing Indian all-rounder of thirties), was born at Rajkot. |
| 2/25/1938 | Farokh Manekshaw Engineer, great Indian cricket wicket-keeper (1961-75), was born in Bombay. |
| 7/22/1978 | Indira Gandhi charged with criminal misconduct during 1977 campaign. |
| 7/22/1978 | Acharya Surdasji, famous poet in Hindi and great devotee of Lord Krishna, was born. |
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