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Historical Event on 11/16/1887

Padmacharan Patnaik, famous Orria poet, was born.

Other Historical Dates and Events
1/10/199526th International Film Festival of India opens at Brabourne Stadium, Bombay.
2/14/1881Rajendra Lal Dutta and M.M.Basu established the first Homoeopathic Medical College and Hospital in Calcutta.
6/17/1991Congress and its allies secure absolute majority in Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Haryana Assemblies.
5/25/1915Mahatma Gandhi established Sabarmati Ashram near Ahmedabad.
6/4/1997Special Judge Ajit Bharihoke discharges former Prime Minister P. V. Narasimha Rao and former Union Minister Prof. K. K. Tewary in St. Kitts forgery case for lack of sufficient evidence.
2/11/1980Romesh Chandra Majumdar, great Bengali historian, passed away.
9/28/1964The simmering dispute of India and Pakistan between the Hindus and Muslims erupted again in Kashmir. Fighting was also reported on this day in the Indian province of Rajasthan. China, which supported Pakistan in the dispute, sent massed troops on its border.
1/26/1965Hindi Language is accepted as National language of India.
11/27/1778Joseph Lin flew upto 2,286 meters high with the help of a baloon.
7/7/1917Ram Subhagsingh, great politician and former Rail Minister, was born.