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Historical Event on 8/16/1923

Narayan Athavle, famous Marathi litterateur and journalist, was born.

Other Historical Dates and Events
5/13/1967Dr. Zakhir Hussain became 3rd President of India. He was the first Muslim President of Indian Union. He held this position till August 24, 1969.
5/10/1857India's real mutiny begins with the revolt of Sepoys of Meerut near Delhi the next day.
10/27/1999The Archbishop of Delhi rules out Pope John Paul II's dialogue with the VHP during his visit to India in November.
7/22/1702The ""English Company of Merchants"" and the old East India Company was named the United Company of Merchants of England Trading to the East Indies"". In1833, this name finally changed to East India Company.
3/1/1914Minto Gilbert Jhon Alieat, former viceroy of India, passed away.
9/10/1999Top seeds Bhupathi and Paes finished runners-up in the US Open doubles, losing to Sebastien Lareau and Alex O'Brien in the final.
3/3/1924Mustafa Kamal Attaturk abolished the caliphate and established a nationalist government and thus Khilafat Movement ended without achieving its aim.
7/29/1994Indian army kills 27 Muslem militants.
1/11/1966Lal Bahadur Shastri was posthumously awarded the ""Bharat Ratna"".
12/10/1989Janardan Swami passed away.