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Historical Event on 2/16/1933

Surya Sen Masterda, revolutionary freedom fighter, who attacked the Armoury of Chittagong with 62 men of the Indian Republican Army and was underground on Jalalabad Hills, was arrested.

Other Historical Dates and Events
12/21/1911Central Bank of India established.
4/5/1984Rakesh Sharma,Squadron leader, becomes India's first spaceman when he is launched aboard Soyuz T-11 of Soviet Union.
4/5/1984Pedro Alvaris, Portugese businessman, reached Calicut and established the first European factory in India.
8/12/1922Chunilal Kalidas Madiya, famous Gujrati one-act player, play wright story writer and novelist, was born.
9/10/1623Shah Jahan entered Rajputana and raided Amber crossing the Tapti. He arrived near the kingdom of Golconda and from there passed on to Orissa which was surrendered to him.
11/24/1997Leander-Mahesh stumble at the final step, finish second in the World doubles tennis championships at Hartford.
8/25/1990GOI announces formation of National Security Council headed by the Prime Minister.
8/28/1994Three medical officers of the Field Ambulance unit were killed when the Indian contingent was trying to stem the war in Somalia.
3/5/1999The indigenously-built multi-barrel rocket launcher ''Pinaka'' is successfully test-fired at Chandipur-on-sea in Orissa.
2/19/1996Biennial elections to fill 39 Rajya Sabha seats in nine states.