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Historical Event on 2/16/1896
Suryakant Tripathi 'Nirala', great Hindi poet, litterateur, writer, social worker and editor, was born.

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6/20/1996	Govt. of India declares at Geneva conference on 'Global Ban On Nuclear Testing' that it won't sign the CTBT.
6/19/1995	India and US officially launch Indo-US Commercial Alliance during US Trade Secretary's visit.
8/15/1947	At the stroke of midnight, India is free after 163 years of British Raj. At the same time Muslims win a degree of freedom from Hindus. They have their own separate dominion Pakistan in the British Commonwealth Sect.
3/24/1987	First developmental launch of new generation rocket ASLV 'Stretched Rohini Satellite Series' (SROSS-1). This carried payload for launch vehicle performance monitoring and for gamma ray astronomy. This plunged within two minutes and 40 seconds of its launching.
12/13/1989	Kashmiri militants release the daughter of Indian Home Minister Mufti Mohammed Sayeed as five of their comrades freed from prison.
8/3/1890	Sriprakash, freedom fighter, prolific writer and member of the AICC, was born at Varanasi.
4/6/1930	Mahatma Gandhi picked up a lump of natural salt for breaking the 'Salt Law'. He was arrested at Dandi. This movement gathered strength and within a month about one lakh people were sent to jail. This violation of Salt Law was the second great step in India's Freedom Movement.
9/21/1997	Mahesh Bhupathi wins a cliff-hanger as India clinches Davis Cup World Group play-off tie against Chile 3-2 in Delhi.
3/1/1968	Salil Ashok Ankola, cricketer (Indian pace bowler one Test 1989), was born in Solapur.
5/21/1927	Cargo Transportation service started between Calcutta and Bagdogra.

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Historical Event on 2/16/1896 Suryakant Tripathi 'Nirala', great Hindi poet, litterateur, writer, social worker and editor, was born.

Historical Event on 2/16/1896
Suryakant Tripathi 'Nirala', great Hindi poet, litterateur, writer, social worker and editor, was born.