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Historical Event on 1/16/1938
Sarat Chandra Chatterji, famous Bengali novelist and writer, passed away.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 4/5/1987 | The centenary of Bombay Fire Brigade was celebrated. (CIVIC). |
| 7/7/1896 | The premier show of the 'Marvel of the Century', first cinema show India, arranged by the Representatives of French Lumiere brothers- Louis and August Lumiere, was held at Watson Hotel in Bombay. The regular shows, however, started from July 14, 1896 at the Novelty Theatre. This show advertisment appeared in the 'Times of India', carrying details of a film show to be held for the first time on Indian soil. |
| 7/28/1946 | Sister Alphonsa, good teacher and social worker, died at Bharananganam. |
| 6/9/1752 | French army surrenders to the English in Trichinopoly, India. |
| 12/15/1976 | Baichung Bhutia, Indian Soccer(Football) player, was born in Gangtok, Sikkim. |
| 12/7/1999 | Nareshwar Dayal is appointed India's High Commissioner to UK. |
| 2/3/1905 | Sir Padampat Singhania, great industrialist, was born at Kanpur. |
| 7/20/2000 | In a nationwide swoop, IT Department officials search the residences of cricketers Kapil Dev, Mohammad Azharuddin, Ajay Jadeja and former ICC Chairman Jagmohan Dalmiya and recover incriminating documents. |
| 1/6/1979 | Rohini-200, first monsoon experimental rocket, launched from Thumba. |
| 12/15/1976 | Daily newspaper ""Lokmat"" published it's first Jalgaon edit |
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