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Historical Event on 3/16/1928

C.V. Raman announced his discovery of ''new radiation'' to an assembly of scientists at Bangalore.

Other Historical Dates and Events
8/18/2000The Supreme Court rejects a petition filed by former Navy chief Vishnu Bhagwat challenging his dismissal from service and the consequent direction stripping him of the title Admiral.
8/13/1995Kashmiri separatists behead a kidnapped Norwegian tourist and threatened to kill other hostages unless India freed 15 militants at Srinagar.
11/3/1992Premnath, hero and villan of Hindi film industry, passed away.
3/31/1993Kidnapped cardiac surgeon Dr. Abdul Ahad Guroo killed in Srinagar.
10/17/1915Virendra Kumar Jain, great Hindi writer, was born in Mandsaur.
10/17/1915Francisco de Almeida, Viceroy of Protuguese India, passed away in a battle.
7/26/2000The Centre imposes a ban on employing children belowing 14 years as domestic servants by all Government employees in the All India services at the insistence of the NHRC.
3/19/1972India and Bangladesh singed mutual aid treaty for peace and friendship for 25 years.
7/23/1927Daily radio transmission broadcasting in India started by Bombay Radio Station. This was the first Commercial Radio Station.
4/24/1998India wins the Coca Cola Cup at Sharjah, beating Australia by six wickets in the final.