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Historical Event on 1/16/1954

Baburao Painter (Baburao Krishnaji Meshri), famous artist, sculptor, filmmaker and producer, died.

Other Historical Dates and Events
4/17/1946Shri Valangaiman Sankaranarayana Srinivasa Shastri, greatest social reformer, freedom fighter, educationist, politician, master, scholar of Sanskrit and President of India, passed away.
7/25/1997Dr. Shankar Dayal Sharma (1918-1999) retired from the post of 9th President.
3/13/1878The Vernacular Press Act was passed which subsequently made the Amrita Bazar Patrika of Calcutta an English newspaper.
8/27/2000Mika Hakkinen wins the Belgian Formula One Grand Prix in SPA-Francorchamps at Belgium.
3/11/1881Ashley Eden unveiled in Calcutta Town Hall the first statue of Indians Ram Nath Tagore and Dwarkanath Tagore.
2/9/1992Pakistan bans JKLF march.
7/3/1661Portugal gives Tanger & Bombay to English King Charles II.
7/16/1969Morarji Desai resigns from cabinet.
10/5/1864Cyclone destroyed most of Calcutta city in which approximately 50,000 people died.
7/8/1918Montagu - Chelmsford Report was published. This report was prepared to reform the legislature of India. This report was made by Edwin Montagu who was the Secretary of States for India and Lord Chelmsford, who was the Viceroy.