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Historical Event on 4/16/1959

Raurkela Iron Project's first furnace started functioning.

Other Historical Dates and Events
4/13/1993Lalitadevi Shastri passed away.
8/11/1911Prem Bhatia, great journalist, was born.
12/11/1881Subramania Bharati was born at Ettaiyapuram.
6/19/1871Madhavrao Sapre was born.
7/15/1955Bharat Ratna, India's highest award, was announced to be given to Prime Minister Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru (1889-1964) by the President of India, Dr. Rajendra Prasad.
3/22/2000P. Shanmugham sworn in Chief Minister of Pondicherry.
12/27/1998Nobel laureate Prof. Amartya Sen unveils his plans to set up a charity trust with the award money for development of education and health in India and Bangladesh.
10/20/1969Punjabrao Agriculture University established.
6/15/1948Rajah Annamalai Chettiar, famous musician, social worker and Governor of the Imperial Bank of India, passed away.
2/6/1959Ann Chandy was appointed the first Woman judge of Kerala High Court. In 1937, she became the 'munsif'.