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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
4/1/1882Savings Bank Postal system was introduced.
5/26/2000Prabhakar G. Surur (93) died in Mumbai.
9/29/1992Forex norms relaxed for wide range of purposes.
1/29/1997Olympic Hockey captain Pargat Singh announces retirement.
2/1/1929Jyotirbhaskaracharya Jayant Salgaonkar was born.
2/7/1990Krishan Kant became the Governor of Andhra Pradesh till 21/08/1997.
7/19/1925Dinesh Singh, freedom fighter and politician, was born at Kalakankar (U.P).
9/10/1872Sir Ranjitsinhji Vibhaji ""Ranji"", Maharaj Jamsaheb of Nawanagar and noted cricketer, was born in village Sarodar near Jamnagar, Kathiawad. He was referred as ""The prince of a little state, but the king of a great game"". He also played for Sussex.
12/3/1971During the ensuing melee, three of the Sabres were shot down while all Gnats returning to base were unscathed. The first blood of a new Indo-Pakistan air war had been drawn. Other encounters were to follow over the next 10 days within both Indian and Pakistani airspace, before a full-scale war began.
11/1/1950First Indigenous Steam Engine from Chitranjan Rail Factory railed out.