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Historical Event on 2/16/1955

Maghnath Saha, famous scientist, passed away.

Other Historical Dates and Events
7/4/1760Meeran, Mir Jaffer's son, accidently died on the banks of Ganga near Patna due to lightning.
6/17/1839Lord William Bentik, governor general of India, was born.
3/20/1904Charles Freer Andrews came to India as a Christian Missionary and joined the staff of St. Stephen's College in Delhi.
2/8/1971Indira Congress wins the mid-term elections for Lok Sabha. Indira Gandhi becomes PM.
5/13/1998India carries out two more nuclear tests at Pokharan in Rajasthan.
11/22/1997Diana Hayden, 24-year-old Mumbai-born Miss India, beat 85 contestants from around the world to be crowned new 'Miss Universe' at Mahe in Seychelles.
7/23/1996India's admission to Asian Regional Forum was endorsed by Foreign Ministers of the group at Jakarta.
2/24/1957General Election ( 2nd) of India begins.
9/4/1993New Bank of India merged with Punjab National Bank.
10/12/1993National Environment Council with PM as chairperson set up.