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Historical Event on 2/16/1911
Bhalchandra Gopal Bapat, newspaper editor and educationalist, was born.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 6/15/1907 | Narayan Ganesh Goray, freedom fighter and socialist, was born at Hindala (Maharashtra). |
| 6/28/1787 | Sir Henry G W Smith, leader of British-Indian forces, was born. |
| 2/22/1873 | Sir Muhammad Ekbal, writer of song 'Sare Jahanse Achha', was born. |
| 9/24/1997 | I. K. Gujral, Prime Minister, addresses UN General Assembly, stakes India's claim to UN Security Council seat. |
| 1/5/1953 | Andhra University celebrated its silver jubilee. |
| 11/18/1999 | Three Lashkar-e-Taiba militants, including its Chief Commander, are killed in a fierce encounter with Special Operations Group (SOG) in Jammu and Kashmir. |
| 6/3/1929 | Chimanbhai Patel, former Chief Minister of Gujarat, was born. |
| 10/19/1970 | First Indian-made MIG-21 handed over to the Air Force. Privy purses and privileges of former Indian rulers abolished. |
| 4/10/1996 | Delhi High Court bans the import of toxic waste in India. |
| 11/5/1956 | Nehru breaks silence condemning Soviets for repression in Hungary. |
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