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Historical Event on 3/16/1877
Nanalal Dalpatram Kavi, famous poet, Gujarati litterateur and Headmaster, was born.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 4/30/1870 | Dadasaheb Phalke alias Dhundiraj Gobind Phalke was born at Trymbakeshwar near Nasik, Maharashtra. He is remembered as the 'Father of Indian Cinema'. He produced India's first feature Film, 'Raja Harishchandra' and founded Phalke & Co. at Bombay. He was a director, producer, writer, editor & laboratorian, portrait photographer and also a scene-painter. |
| 12/25/1964 | Indian Ocean hurricane kills 4,000 in Ceylon, 3,000 in Indian province of Madras. |
| 2/8/1897 | Dr. Zakir Hussain, third President of India and Educationist, was born in Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh. |
| 5/23/1967 | South Gujrat University was established. |
| 3/22/1999 | Punjab men, Railway women emerged National basketball champions in Jaipur. |
| 5/8/1995 | Prem Bhatia, journalist, passed away at 83. |
| 9/1/1965 | Pakistan launched Operation 'Grand Slam' in Chhamb sector aimed at Akhnoor in Jammu. Indians had battled Pakistanis in air and on ground at Kashmir. |
| 8/7/1980 | Mother Teresa visits the poor in Bronx at New York. |
| 9/20/1997 | President K. R. Narayanan inaugurates the first Dr. Ambedkar Law University in Chennai, Tamil Nadu. |
| 1/3/1978 | Chandrasekar takes 6-52 at MCG in Indian innings win. |
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