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Historical Event on 2/16/1982
Sibnath Banerjee, great social worker and leader, passed away.
Other Historical Dates and Events |
10/27/1999 | Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) in Madhya Pradesh splits. |
4/19/1998 | Kottayam in Kerala becomes the first district in India to complete computerisation of the talluk offices connecting them with the district headquarters. |
2/17/1976 | Urban Ceilings Act comes into force. |
4/24/1972 | Jamini Roy, Padmabhushan awardee and famous painter, passed away. |
11/19/1997 | 1996 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. |
9/24/1859 | Nana Saheb, alias Dhundu Pant, one of the top leaders of Sepoy Mutiny, passed away in Nepal. |
9/23/1997 | India win Sahara Cup Cricket series by 4-1 victory over Pakistan. |
6/28/1996 | India opens its office (based in Gaza city) in the area under the Palestinian Authority. |
11/17/1947 | Rajendra Prasad elected the President of Indian National Congress. |
11/15/1937 | Jayshankar Prasad, famous Hindi writer, died. His works include the epic (mahakavya) ""Kamayanee"" and plays ""Chandra Gupt"" and ""Ska |
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