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Historical Event on 2/16/1911

Bhalchandra Gopal Bapat, newspaper editor and educationalist, was born.

Other Historical Dates and Events
12/20/1999The Delhi HC dismisses a plea from Rajendra Yadav challenging his retirement from the Prachar Bharati Board.
1/2/1948Nehru threatens Indian action to stop Pakistani raids into Kashmir.
6/12/1997Sitaram Kesri elected president of Congress I (6224 votes. Sharad Pawar-888; Rajesh Pilot-354).
4/20/1887Padmabhushan Jemini Roy, famous painter, was born.
4/10/1919Miss Mercia Sherwood, an English teacher, was assaulted by a mob in Amritsar. Brig. General. R.E.H. Dyer had given instructions to beat her.
4/3/1987S.H. Vatsyayan passed away.
3/22/2000India's first third generation satellite 'Insat-3B' put in orbit by Europe's latest Ariane-5 rocket from Kourou in French Guyana.
9/3/1979M. M. Bhatnagar was appointed as the Narcotics Commissioner of India. He headed this office till 14-06-1985.
2/26/1984Satellite Insat 1-B dedicated to the nation by Prime Minister Indira Gandhi.
10/17/1970Anil Radhakrishna Kumble, cricketer (great Indian leg spinner since 1990), was born in Bangalore.