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Historical Event on 1/16/1989
Prem Nazir, famous actor of more than 620 Malayalam films, died at the age of 59 yrs.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 7/24/1837 | Kanishta, son of Samajya Laxshmi, was killed. |
| 10/13/1987 | Kishore Kumar Ganguly, well known singer, died in Bombay. |
| 4/2/1902 | Gulam Ali Khan Ustad Bade was born. |
| 3/22/1997 | Deshabhimani daily, official organ of CPI (M), launches its 5th edition from Kottayam, Kerala. |
| 1/2/2000 | Sarat Chandra Chatterjee, author of timeless classics 'Charitraheen' and 'Grihadaha', chosen novelist of the century in an online poll conducted by a literary magazine. |
| 4/9/1954 | India reports only 43\% of population speaks 15 recognized languages, noting 720 dialects, 23 tribal tongues. |
| 8/19/1994 | Rupee made fully convertible on current account. |
| 12/9/1658 | Dutch troops occupy harbour city Quilon (Coilan), India. |
| 2/16/1998 | Delhi-Tamil Nadu Ranji Trophy super-league encounter in Chennai comes to an abrupt halt with Delhi skipper and batsman Ajay Sharma sighting boot marks short of the good length area. |
| 8/20/1986 | A restructured 20-point programme announced. |
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