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Historical Event on 8/16/1923

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

Other Historical Dates and Events
5/4/1995The fourth ASLV-D4 blasts off from Sriharikota, successfully placing the SROSS-C2 satellite in orbit.
12/31/196199 Infantry Brigade Group, under Brigadier K S Raja, launched operations in Katanga province and regained full control of Katanga amidst stiff resistance offered by a break away faction (Katangese gendarmerie).
7/17/1903Joseph, versatile author in Malyalam language and critic Butshshor, was born.
3/21/1996Supreme Court holds that attempt to suicide and its abetment would continue to be punishable offences.
2/22/1978Judge Yeshwant Vishnu Chandrachud became the Chief Justice of India. He helded this office till 11/07/1985.
2/22/1978Don Francis-Di-Almeda of Portugal arrived at Cochin as Viceroy of India.
9/16/1931Political prisoners Tarkeshwar Dutta and Santosh Mitra were shot by an officer at Hijli detention camp near Kharagpur. They were arrested for attending the Hijli meeting.
11/11/1675Aurangzeb executes Sikh Guru Tegh Bahadur thus beginning the Sikh-Muslim feud that continues to this day.
8/6/1925Surendra Nath Banerjee died. He was one of the founders of mordern India and proponent of autonomy within the British Commonwealth. He was President of Indian National Congress twice, in 1895 at Pune and in 1902 at Ahmedabad.
7/24/1837Kanishta, son of Samajya Laxshmi, was killed.