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Historical Event on 5/16/1975
Sikkim High Court was established at Gangtok for Sikkim territory.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 3/10/1997 | Maharashtra government renames Osmanabad as Dharashiva. |
| 8/15/1990 | India successfully test fires 'Akash', an advanced medium range surface to air missile. |
| 4/30/1870 | Dadasaheb Phalke alias Dhundiraj Gobind Phalke was born at Trymbakeshwar near Nasik, Maharashtra. He is remembered as the 'Father of Indian Cinema'. He produced India's first feature Film, 'Raja Harishchandra' and founded Phalke & Co. at Bombay. He was a director, producer, writer, editor & laboratorian, portrait photographer and also a scene-painter. |
| 2/23/1969 | Madhubala, famous Hindi film actress, passed away. |
| 4/25/1982 | India's first telecast colour broadcasting started on Dordarshan. |
| 1/1/1891 | Sampurnanand, Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh, was born. |
| 1/17/1922 | T. A. Pai, former Central Minister and bank expert, was born. |
| 7/2/1991 | Nanankal Krishna Pillai, famous Malyalam poet, died. |
| 10/28/1888 | Gandhiji reaches London. Lives on vegatarian diet. Takes lessons in dancing and music for a short time, thinking they are necessary parts of a gentleman's equipment. |
| 7/29/1904 | Jehangir Ratanji Dadabhai Tata, president of Tata industrial group, was born in Paris, France. He was the first pilot of India to be conferred with the Bharat Ratna. |
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