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Historical Event on 2/16/1982

Sibnath Banerjee, great social worker and leader, passed away.

Other Historical Dates and Events
5/14/1993Justice V. Ramaswamy decides to resign.
2/2/1949Press Trust of India' was established.
10/5/1999India decides not to attend the special meet on CTBT.
7/13/1930Swarup Kishan Reu, cricket test umpire for 17 tests from 1978-85, was born in Delhi and was honoured by Padmashree in 1986. He joins the record of umpiring most Tests for India.
11/2/1990Many die in firing in Ayodhya as Karsevaks storm the Ram Janma Bhumi/Babri Masjid structure. Curfew in many areas in north and west India to prevent communal violence. Several people die in violence.
7/1/1906Pulavar Kulandai, great author and poet, was born at Bhavani.
5/14/1953Y. N. Sukthankar was appointed as the Cabinet Secretary of India. He held this office till 31-07-1957.
7/30/1996Delhi High Court rejects Narasimha Rao's petition seeking quashing of 09 order of chief metropolitan magistrate summoning him to appear as co-accused in the $ 100,000 Lakhubhai cheating case.
9/26/1996Deve Gowda, PM, takes oath as Rajya Sabha member. He was the first PM to enter parliament through RS. Indira Gandhi was already a RS member when elected leader in 1966.
11/16/1991Madhukar Karekar, famous journalist, died