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Historical Event on 7/16/1917

Jagdishchandra Mathur, modern Hindi playwright, was born.

Other Historical Dates and Events
7/5/1905Lord Curzon joined the part of Bengal to Asam and divided Bengal.
11/8/1927Lal Krishna Adwani was born in Karachi (now in Pakistan).
1/15/1988Kiran More stumps five West Indian batsman at Chidambaram Stadium in Madras thus creating a world Test record.
10/1/1978In the Child Marriage Act, minimum age for marriage was raised to 21 year for males and 18 years for females.
4/16/1962Third Lok Sabha constituted after the third general election in India. J. L. Nehru forms the third Congress ministry.
12/11/1986The United Nations Children's fund (UNICEF) completes 40 years of work on behalf of children (11-12-86).
2/23/1876Saint Gadgebaba, great modern saint of Maharashtra, was born.
11/7/1971India admits forces entered Bangladesh to silence artillery.
3/28/1941Netaji Subhashchandra Bose reached Berlin after his secret underground journey from Calcutta.
5/1/1960Old Bombay province was divided between Maharashtra and Gujrat States.