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Historical Event on 4/16/1996

Narasimha Rao, PM, visits Kerala (2 days).

Other Historical Dates and Events
5/22/1963Rohini, Glider, became the first to successfully fly at Kanpur.
6/22/1991M. Karunanidhi, DMK President, resigned from the Assembly.
1/7/1831Heinrich Von Stephan, famous general of postal union and freedom fighter, was born at Pomerania.
8/20/1828Brahmo Samaj, the first movement to initiate religio-social reforms, was founded by Ram Mohun Roy (1772-1833) in Calcutta. Influenced by Islam and Christianity, Roy denounced polytheism, idol worship, repudiated the Vedas, avataras, karma and reincarnation, caste and more. The first session of Adi Brahmo Samaj was held in the rented house by Kamal Bose of Chitpore Road in Jorasanko area in Calcutta.
3/9/199314 bus passengers burnt to death in Andhra .
3/9/1993Nasiru'd-din Muhammad Shah I passed away. His son-in-law Ghiyasu'd-din Balban succeeded Nasiru'd-din Mahmud in Delhi.
5/27/1968Second Jawaharlal Nehru award for International Understanding given to Reverend Martin Luther King posthumously.
1/9/1923Satyendranath Tagore, Bengali litterateur, passed away.
5/2/1985Banarsidas Chaturvedi, famous writer and journalist, passed away.
5/2/1985Babur declared battle against Rana Sangram Singh.