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Historical Event on 2/16/1896

Suryakant Tripathi 'Nirala', great Hindi poet, litterateur, writer, social worker and editor, was born.

Other Historical Dates and Events
9/19/1965Government extends ultimatum to India to dismantle forts within four days in China.
4/11/1999A.K.A. Abdul Samad (72), general secretary of IUML and State unit president, died in Chennai.
2/3/1954Over 350 Hindus trampled to death in a stampede at religious rites at New Delhi.
7/1/1958Vishnu Sahay was appointed as the Cabinet Secretary of India. He held this office till 10-11-1960.
12/16/1994Pratap Singh Rane of Congress (I) takes oath of office.
5/23/1996In second phase of elections in Kashmir valley, Anantnag and Baramulla parliamentary constituencies go to the polls.
10/2/1997At least 50 Pakistan soldiers were killed and several injured in a retaliatory firing by Indian troops in Nowgam, Uri and Kupwara sectors. Firing had been intermittent along LoC.
1/11/1990R. Shekhar became the director of Central Bureau of Investigation (till 14/12/90).
10/19/1907Sulochana Modi, first lady Mayor of Mumbai Mahanagar Palika, was born.
1/15/1949General K. N. Kariappa became the first Indian Commander-in-Chief. He was the first Indian to reach to this post in Indian Army. In 1956, he was designated as Chief of the Army Staff - General, later Field Marshal. This event is commemoratively observed as Army Day.
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