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Historical Event on 11/16/1921
Nearly 700 Mopalh rebels were killed by the Gurkhas as they attacked the Pandikkad post at Delhi.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 12/17/1978 | Dhirendranath Ganguly, father of Bengali film industry, died. |
| 8/3/1930 | Vyanktesh Bapuji Ketkar, famous astrologist and researcher, died. |
| 11/25/1890 | Radheshyam, famous stage, film actor and director, was born. |
| 3/22/1963 | World Bank loans India $ 67 mil. to improve its railways. |
| 3/12/1988 | After 58 years in the commemoration of Dandi March, Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi performed the 32 kms Dandi March from Sabarmati Ashram. |
| 3/24/1946 | British Cabinet Mission came to India presided by Lord Pethick Lawrence. |
| 8/10/2000 | Arjuna Ranatunga, former Sri Lankan cricket captain, retires from international cricket. |
| 10/2/1910 | Frank C. Brown, educationist and social worker, was born. |
| 6/23/1911 | King George V was today crowned ""King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and of the British Dominions beyond the seas, Defender of the Faith, Emperor of India,"" at Westminster Abbey in a ceremony evoking the continuity and tradition of the British monarchy magnificent spectacle. Thousands of spectators crowded the streets for hours, hoping to catch a glimpse of the royal procession. Partition of Bengal notified to create the Presidency of Bengal. The Imperial capital shifted from Calcutta to Delhi. |
| 6/22/1975 | National Emergency was declared and censorship introduced. |
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