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Historical Event on 2/16/1982
Sibnath Banerjee, great social worker and leader, passed away.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 9/4/1927 | World fliers reach Karachi, India. |
| 9/30/1999 | India successfully test-fired its multi-target surface-to-air missile 'Akash'. |
| 4/21/1946 | Srinivasaraghavan Venkataraghavan, cricket (Indian off-spinner, Test umpire, ICC referee), was born in Madras. He received Arjun Award (1971). |
| 11/2/2000 | John Wright is appointed India coach by the BCCI. |
| 10/9/1945 | British troops occupy Andaman in Gulf of Bengal. |
| 6/1/1790 | A treaty was signed between Marathas, Britishers and Nizam. |
| 12/21/1929 | Indian National Congress convenes in Lahore. |
| 2/19/1895 | Munshi Newal Kishore, great social worker, educationist, nationalist, philanthropist and a pioneer industrialist, passed away at the age of 59. |
| 5/22/1961 | Jnanpeeth Award was instituted and the first award was given in 1965. This award is given for the best creative literary writing by any Indian citizen in any of the languages included in the VIII Schedule of the Indian Constitution. The award carries a cash price of Rs 2.5 lakh, a citation and a bronze momento. |
| 11/16/1992 | Reservation, Supreme Court rejects economic criteria. |
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