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Historical Event on 2/16/1933
Surya Sen Masterda, revolutionary freedom fighter, who attacked the Armoury of Chittagong with 62 men of the Indian Republican Army and was underground on Jalalabad Hills, was arrested.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 8/25/1997 | Cabinet approved the draft of the Foreign Exchange Management Act (FEMA) which was to replace the Foreign Exchange Regulation Act (FERA). |
| 4/16/1992 | Arjun Singh, Pawar, Antony win CWC polls. |
| 1/2/1905 | Jainendra Kumar, famous Hindi novelist and patriot, was born. |
| 1/31/1946 | Subroto Guha, cricketer (right arm swing bowler for India 1967-69), was born in Calcutta. |
| 5/30/1915 | Krishen Behari Lall, Indian Civil Service and Diplomat, was born at Delhi. |
| 3/17/1955 | Indian Standard's Institute started working to control the quality of Indian products and the ISI mark was issued to quality products. |
| 9/20/1857 | British troops conquered Delhi from the Mutineers. |
| 1/8/1906 | Howrah Railway Station, Calcutta, was inaugurated. |
| 3/13/1991 | President R. Venkataraman dissolves the Lok Sabha. |
| 7/13/1999 | Militants attack the residential complex of Border Security Force (BSF) in Madar village near Bandipur and take 12 persons as hostages after killing four. |
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