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Historical Event on 3/16/1946

Alladiya Khan, famous singer of Kolhapur Darbar, passed away.

Other Historical Dates and Events
10/13/1967Vasant Prabhu, famous music director, died.
1/19/1907Mohammad Ali Mirza was crowned as the ""Shah-E-Iran"" in a grand function held in Royal Palace, Tehran. This coronation was performed on the precious throne ""Thakt-E-Taus"" which was made by Emperor Shahjahan, and was taken away from India during the invasion of Nadir Shah in 1738 AD.
2/15/1948Subhadra Kumari Chauhan, famous Hindi poet, political agitator, critic and freedom fighter, passed away near Seoni, Madhya Pradesh, in an automobile accident.
1/22/1922Shanta Buddhisagar, famous Marathi writer, was born.
3/3/1891Office of Superintendent of Immigration (Treasury Dept) created.
3/30/1993S. M. Pandit, famous painter, passed away.
2/12/194614 killed in Calcutta riots; Muslim leader Jinnah threatens civil war.
6/19/1981APPLE, India's first experimental geo-stationary telecommunication satellite having experimental communication satellite, successfully launched by European Ariane, Kourou, French Guiana. This is the first to be stabilized on 3 axes.
12/20/1904Virendranarayan Chakravorthy, former Indian Ambassador in England and Governor of Haryana, was born.
5/15/1878Sivnath Shastri and Ananda Mohan Bose, under the leadership of the younger group of Brahmo Sama, rebelled and started Sadharan Brahmo Samaj.