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Historical Event on 4/16/1974
Dr. Sarvapalli Radhanakrishnan, former President of India, Philosophist and litterateur, passed away.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 11/22/1773 | Robert Clive, English occupier (India), passed away at the age of 48. |
| 11/30/2000 | Dr. Anil Kakodkar takes charge as Chairman of the Atomic Energy Commission and Secretary, Department of Atomic Energy. |
| 1/14/1761 | The third and last battle of Panipat, fought between the Marathas and the Afghan invader Ahmad Shah Abadli, started. The Marathas lost 28,000 soldiers and were virtually routed in North India thus ending the Maratha hegemony. |
| 5/6/1948 | India rejected the Security Council's plan for UN supervision over plebiscite in Kashmir. |
| 9/16/1996 | First one-day international in Canada played between India and Pakistan at Toronto. |
| 10/4/1992 | D. M. Sutar, freedom fighter and senior journalist, died. |
| 1/22/1906 | Judge Jayantilal Chhotalal Shah, chief Justice and Supreme Court of India, was born. |
| 2/12/1996 | President S.D. Sharma in Kerala. |
| 2/5/1993 | The Supreme Court directs the Union Government to forcibly produce Manipur Speaker Dr. Borobabu Singh before it on March 23 in a contempt case. |
| 3/26/1969 | Romesh Chandra, secretary general of the World Peace Council, receives the Lenin prize |
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