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Historical Event on 2/16/1994
Nivrittibuwa Sarnaik, veteran singer of 'Jaipur Gharana', passed away.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 4/4/1997 | World Bank Atlas for 1997 put India as world's fifth largest economy in terms of purchasing power parity estimated around $1318 trillion. |
| 5/13/1923 | Moinul Haque Choudhury, social reformer and politician, was born at Sonabarighat (Assam). |
| 5/7/1889 | Dr. Narayan Subbarao Hardikar, freedom fighter, journalist and Padmabhushan awardee, was born. |
| 2/2/1989 | France's highest civilian award, 'Legion d' Honour, conferred upon Satyajit Ray by President Mitterrand at Calcutta. |
| 2/17/1980 | Indira Gandhi dissolves nine state assemblies led by opposition. She imposed presidential rule in Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra, U.P., Bihar, Orissa, M.P., Rajasthan, Punjab and Gujarat. |
| 11/10/1992 | Attorney General G. Ramaswamy, under cloud for his dealings with Standard Chartered Bank, resigns. |
| 11/24/1998 | Polling is held in 626 assembly constituencies spread over four States - Delhi, Madhya Prades, Mizoram and Rajasthan. |
| 11/29/1961 | First cosmonaut of the world, Yuri Gagarin of Russia, came to India. |
| 12/10/1979 | Mother Teresa wins Nobel Peace prize. |
| 4/25/1906 | Dara Nusserwanji Marshall, librarian and educationist, was born. |
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