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Historical Event on 8/16/1923
Narayan Athavle, famous Marathi litterateur and journalist, was born.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 12/19/1994 | Critical stores of IAF were de-inducted by AN-124 contracted by UN. Bulky stores were brought by ship Mogadishu. |
| 8/16/1980 | Communal riots continue; death toll in Uttar Pradesh City hits 130. |
| 5/14/1978 | Jagdishchandra Mathur, modern Hindi playwright, passed away. |
| 12/12/1964 | Maithili Sharan Gupta, famous Indian poet, Hindi litterateur, writer, social worker, patriot and Padma Bhushan awardee, died. |
| 11/25/1990 | Sri Lanka all out at 82, Venkatapathy Raju (I) 6-12 off 17.5 overs. |
| 8/30/1903 | Bhagwati Charan Varma was born. |
| 12/24/1999 | Indian Airlines Kathmandu-Delhi Airbus 300 with 186 people on board hijacked shortly after take-off. |
| 3/21/1957 | India's national calender came into force. |
| 6/6/1947 | Gandhiji writes to Mountbatten, with Pakistan conceded, to persuade Jinnah to amicable settle all outstanding points with Congress. |
| 11/3/1997 | American Consulate General in Chennai starts issuing visitor's visa with 10-year validity. |
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