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Historical Event on 4/16/1959
Raurkela Iron Project's first furnace started functioning.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 3/23/1898 | Nalinibala Devi, Assamia poet, was born. |
| 5/13/1949 | Maharashtra Granthalay Sangh was established. |
| 5/18/1966 | Panchanan Maheshwari, great Indian scientist of botany, passed away. He studied the morphology, anatomy and embryology of some angiosperms, the class of plants which produce flowers. He discovered species of plants like ""Panchanania Jaipuriensis and Isoeted Panchananil."" He wrote two authoritative books, 'An Introduction to the Embryology of Angiosperms' & 'Recent Advances in Embryology on Angiosperms'. In 1951, he founded the International Society of plant Morphologists. |
| 1/31/2000 | All seven accused in the Jain hawala case discharged. |
| 4/22/1994 | Chabbildas Mehta sworn in as Gujarat CM. |
| 5/1/1992 | Seperate secretariat was established for primary education. |
| 10/23/1883 | Darashaw Nosherwan Wadia, a pioneer in Indian Geology, was born at Surat in Gujarat. |
| 6/24/1763 | Murshidabad was captured by the East India Company under Major Adams for the second time, and Mir Jaffar was declared the King. |
| 4/16/1918 | Lalita Pawar, famous actress of Indian film industry, was born. |
| 4/1/1976 | Television was separated from radio, and Doordarshan Corporation was established. |
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