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Historical Event on 10/16/1952

Pakistan's first Test vs India starts at Delhi.

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4/22/1958Admiral R. T. Katari was appointed as the first Indian Chief of the Naval Staff.
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1/1/1994Hindu Heritage Endowment, first Hindu international trust, was founded by Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami.
9/20/1992Vithhal Badgelwar, painter and sculptor, passed away.
5/13/1883Henk JFM Sneevliet, leader RSAP/editor Spartacus (Dutch-Indies), was born.
6/14/1886Orphanage for little girls was established.
3/22/1963World Bank loans India $ 67 mil. to improve its railways.
8/3/1984Bomb attack at Madras airport claims 32 lives.
12/16/2000Kalyan Banerjee becomes the first Indian to head the Rotary Foundation, one of the richest bodies of the Rotary International.
6/11/1901Pramathanath Bishi, professor and Hindi writer, was born.