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Historical Event on 11/16/1887

Padmacharan Patnaik, famous Orria poet, was born.

Other Historical Dates and Events
11/17/1947Rajendra Prasad elected the President of Indian National Congress.
10/28/1999Insurance Bill is introduced amid protest in the Lok Sabha.
2/17/1994Former US Congressman Stephan Solarz named Ambassador of India.
7/6/1901Dr. Shyama Prasad Mukherjee, great social reformer, politician and leader, was born at Calcutta. He was the founder of the ""Bharatiya Jana Sangh"", of which BJP is the successor party. His father Sir Asutosh was widely known in Bengal.
12/22/1887Srinivas Ramanujam, India's greatest mathematician, was born at Erode in Tamil Nadu.
1/21/1969First India built electronic digital computer commissioned.
4/26/1973Judge A.N. Ray became the Chief Justice of India. He helded this office till 28/01/1977.
12/24/2000Viswanathan Anand becomes the first Asian to win a world chess title in the world chess championship in Taheran.
6/21/1988Sikh activist bombers kill 30 in Amritsar.
3/17/1982President's rule in Kerala.