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Historical Event on 1/16/1938
Sarat Chandra Chatterji, famous Bengali novelist and writer, passed away.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 3/19/1982 | Acharya J. B. Kripalani, writer, nationalist, parliamentarian, founder of Kissan Mazdoor Dal and president of Indian National Congress in 1946, passed away at the age of 94. |
| 9/6/1999 | Vyjayanthimala Bali, former Congress (I) MP, joins the BJP. |
| 12/4/1977 | Ajit Agarkar, promising Indian ODI all-rounder, was born. |
| 2/6/1994 | Ram Mahadik, Congress leader, passed away. |
| 5/15/1958 | Gift Tax Act was introduced. |
| 1/18/1985 | Spy ring cracked. Top Government officials, businessmen held. |
| 3/17/1967 | 4th Parliament (Lok Sabha) was formed. |
| 7/5/1957 | Dr. Anugrah Narain Singh, great leader, freedom fighter, educationist and Minister of India, died.. |
| 10/24/1995 | A total eclipse of the sun witnessed from India to Vietnam. |
| 5/1/1998 | The Konkan Railway running for 760-km is dedicated to the nation by Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee. This was an extention from Ratnagiri. |
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