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Historical Event on 8/16/1923

Narayan Athavle, famous Marathi litterateur and journalist, was born.

Other Historical Dates and Events
5/15/1996The 11th Lok Sabha constituted as Election Commission submits a list of 534 successful candidates to President.
3/20/1952Anand Armitraj, great Indian tennis player (Brother of Vijay), was born.
6/9/1992Rajesh Khanna (Congress-I) defeats Shatrughan Sinha to wrest the New Delhi Lok Sabha seat from the BJP.
10/30/1997Kerala Kaumudi's Kannur edition and Internet edition begin.
2/17/1986Jiddu Krishnamurti, famous Indian philosopher (Kingdom Happiness), passed away at the age of 90 yrs at Ojai, California, USA.
11/12/1999A 50-member BJP ministry led by Ram Prakash Gupta is sworn in Uttar Pradesh.
4/3/1992Nagaland brought under President's rule.
7/24/1997Country's highest civilian honour Bharat Ratna conferred on former interim Prime Minister Gulzarilal Nanda and posthumously on freedom-fighter Aruna Asaf Ali.
2/1/1931Gandhi chiefs order campaign of civil disobedience to continue.
4/5/1993The Left and Democratic Front earns two third majority at the Tripura Assembly elections.