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Historical Event on 1/16/1938

Sarat Chandra Chatterji, famous Bengali novelist and writer, passed away.

Other Historical Dates and Events
12/25/1999An Indian Airlines aircraft with 187 passengers on board is hijacked. The plane was going from Katmandu to New Delhi. It lands near Abu Dhabi after several hops.
3/18/1992Shreyanprasad Jain, famous philanthropist and industrialist, passed away.
1/24/1995Congress (I) suspends Arjun Singh from the party.
2/13/1601John Lancaster leads 1st East India Company voyage from London.
7/31/1974B. S. Chawla was appointed as the Narcotics Commissioner of India. He headed this office till 15-08-1974.
10/16/1920B. Sathyaji Rao, cricket Test umpire for 17 tests from 1960-79, was born in Karnataka.
11/8/1997India lifts Asia Cup tennis title in Delhi.
11/5/1961Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru arrived in New York. This was the first ocassion when an Indian Prime Minister went to United States.
5/21/1855Rani Rasmoni was consecrated at Bhabatarini Kali Temple of Dakhineswar.
4/23/1913Dhananjay Vithal Keer, famous biogropher, was born.