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Historical Event on 10/16/1942
Cyclone in Bay of Bengal kills some 40,000 people in south of Calcutta, India.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 6/5/1923 | Santosh Kumar Kisku Rev, great educationist and social worker, was born. |
| 6/1/1944 | M. V. Dhurandhar, famous master painter of Maharashtra, passed away. |
| 4/15/1948 | Indian territory of Himachal Pradesh was created by the merger of some 30 small ruling states. |
| 6/18/1943 | British Field Marshal Archibald Wavell becomes Viceroy of India. |
| 4/3/1992 | Nagaland brought under President's rule. |
| 1/16/1942 | Jawaharlal Nehru succeeds Gandhi as head of Indian National Congress. |
| 4/29/1639 | Delhi's Red fort construction commenced by laying the Foundation Stone by Shah Jahan. This fort was completed on May 13, 1646. |
| 8/10/1994 | President's rule in J&K extended for another 6 months beginning 3rd Sept. |
| 9/14/1774 | Bentik, first Governor General of India, was born. |
| 4/7/1987 | In a case filed by Saira Banu of Kerela, Supreme Court held that all wives, including Muslim women, whose husbands have either married again or taken a mistress are entitled to maintenance. |
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