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Historical Event on 12/16/1994
Pratap Singh Rane of Congress (I) takes oath of office.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 12/19/1860 | Lord Dalhousie, Governor General of India (1848-1856), died. |
| 2/12/1946 | 14 killed in Calcutta riots; Muslim leader Jinnah threatens civil war. |
| 11/5/1998 | Baba Nagarjun ""Vaidyanath Mishra"" died. He wrote in Hindi, Maithali and Sanskrit. Some of his noted works are ""Patra-Heen- Nagna Gachh"", ""Dukhmochan"", ""Yugdhara"" and ""Sah |
| 3/1/1919 | Mahatma Gandhi announced his desire to start 'Satyagraha' against proposed Rowlatt Act meant to curb civil and political liberties. |
| 9/22/1991 | Durga Khote, film actress and Dadasaheb Phalke awardee, died at the age of 86 years. |
| 2/1/1971 | Ajaysingh Jadeja, cricketer (Indian opening batsman), was born in Jamnagar. |
| 7/5/1905 | Lord Curzon joined the part of Bengal to Asam and divided Bengal. |
| 11/3/1984 | 3,000 die in a three-day anti-Sikh riotsin India. |
| 12/6/1997 | Space shuttle Columbia's astronauts return to earth following a two-week science mission on an enquiry awaiting them because of botched satellite release. Columbia and its crew of six, including India-born Kalpana Chawla, swooped through a clear chilly sky and landed on runway at Kennedy Space Centre. Astronauts save runaway $10-million satellite by catching it with their hands. |
| 8/19/1977 | Earthquake measuring 7.7-8.9 on the Richter Scale hits Indian Ocean. It is believed to be the strongest ever earthquake. |
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