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Historical Event on 1/16/1924

In a tragic ship wreck, Kumaran Asan, famous Malayalam poet & eminent social worker, died.

Other Historical Dates and Events
3/15/1936Vasudevrao Apurao Changre, leader in Maharashtra, was born.
4/26/1920Srinivas Ramanujam, famous Indian mathematician, passed away at Chetpet in Madras.
11/1/1999Soli Sorbajee is re-appointed the Attorney General.
2/26/1984Satellite Insat 1-B dedicated to the nation by Prime Minister Indira Gandhi.
2/3/1986Pope John Paul II meets Mother Teresa at Calcutta.
8/18/1923Sadashiv ""Sadu"" Ganpatrao Shinde, cricketer (Indian leg-spinner during the late 1940's and early 1950's), was born in Bombay.
8/4/1979Indian Airlines AVRO-748 crashes in to a hill near Bombay.
10/6/1927The first independent film processing laboratory, Atmanand Laboratory, was set up by Narayanrao alias Dhanjibhai K. Desai at Bombay.
7/29/1983First Pilot-less Aeroplane of India was tested successfully by the Aeronautical Development Establishment near Kolar.
3/2/1963China reports troops have left disputed area in India.