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Historical Event on 2/16/1982

Sibnath Banerjee, great social worker and leader, passed away.

Other Historical Dates and Events
10/27/1999Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) in Madhya Pradesh splits.
4/19/1998Kottayam in Kerala becomes the first district in India to complete computerisation of the talluk offices connecting them with the district headquarters.
2/17/1976Urban Ceilings Act comes into force.
4/24/1972Jamini Roy, Padmabhushan awardee and famous painter, passed away.
11/19/19971996 Indira Gandhi prize for peace, disarmament and development presented to Medicins Sans Frontieres, a non-government organisation, providing medical aid to the needy across the globe, by President K. R. Narayanan on the 80th birth anniversary of Indira Gandhi.
9/24/1859Nana Saheb, alias Dhundu Pant, one of the top leaders of Sepoy Mutiny, passed away in Nepal.
9/23/1997India win Sahara Cup Cricket series by 4-1 victory over Pakistan.
6/28/1996India opens its office (based in Gaza city) in the area under the Palestinian Authority.
11/17/1947Rajendra Prasad elected the President of Indian National Congress.
11/15/1937Jayshankar Prasad, famous Hindi writer, died. His works include the epic (mahakavya) ""Kamayanee"" and plays ""Chandra Gupt"" and ""Ska