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Historical Event on 5/16/1994
Phani Mujumdar, veteran film producer and director, passed away.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 4/24/1932 | 450 people seized by British for defying ban on Indian National Congress. |
| 6/25/1888 | Lord Louis Mountbatten, British politician, was born. |
| 8/4/1928 | Udham Singh, Indian field hockey player (Olympic-gold-1952, 56, 64), was born. |
| 7/13/1905 | Gandhiji opposes Bengal Partition, supports boycott of British goods. During Gokhale Lajpat Rai's deputation to Britain, he appeals to Colonial statesmen to treat India ""an integral part of the Empire"" with consideration. Sanjeevan, weekly from Calcutta, also raised the motto to boycott British Goods. |
| 4/8/1973 | India takes control over Sikkim after anti-government riots. |
| 5/21/1998 | India declares a moratorium on nuclear testing. |
| 1/3/1871 | Father Kuriakose Elias Chavara, freedom fighter and social reformer, died. |
| 4/1/1918 | Royal Air Force replaces Royal Flying Corps in Britain. |
| 3/31/1992 | The PM to look after foreign affairs. |
| 3/18/1996 | President confers gallantry awards on 65 personnel of the defence forces. |
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