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Historical Event on 2/16/1994

Nivrittibuwa Sarnaik, veteran singer of 'Jaipur Gharana', passed away.

Other Historical Dates and Events
2/3/1983Prime Minister Indira Gandhi laid the foundation stone of Assam's new capital 'Pragjyotishpur'.
10/10/1964Ravi Shankar performs at Town Hall in New York.
3/22/1915Dr. Nagendra, famous hindi critic, was born.
2/14/1999Fifth National Games inaugurated at Imphal.
10/15/1921Suryanarayannamurty Rebbapragada, social reformer, college principal and journalist, was born at Rajahmundry in A.P.
7/17/1948Govt. announced that all discriminations against women in matter of employment will be done away with and in future, women will be eligible for any public service including administrative sevice and police service.
11/3/1961Gold Bond scheme was started to boost Indian economy after Indo-China war.
11/9/1962Dhondo Keshav Karve, social reformer and educationist Bharat Ratna awardee, died.
1/12/1990Upper age limit for Civil Services Examination raised from 26 to 28 years.
4/19/1998Kottayam in Kerala becomes the first district in India to complete computerisation of the talluk offices connecting them with the district headquarters.