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Historical Event on 3/16/1945

Ganesh Damodar Savarkar, who was a revolutionary and brother of Swatantriya Veer Vinayak Damodar Savarkar, passed away.

Other Historical Dates and Events
5/26/1931One hundred miners were trapped beneath a blazing mine. It was thought that there were unlikely to be any survivors in Madras.
5/16/1986V. Shantaram, 75, was chosen for the Dada Saheb Phalke award.
7/6/1992The centre decides to allow TV and Radio time slots for private producers.
1/1/1918Sir Edwin Lutyens was knighted in recognition of his quality of work at Delhi and his gratuitious services to the War Graves Commission.
11/22/1989General Election ( 9th) of India begins for Lok Sabha and Assembly elections in 5 states.
3/28/1963First meeting of the National Aeronautical Laboratory Executive Council held under the chairmanship of J R D Tata.
1/23/1965Indian first alloy and steel plant in the public sector started in Durgapur; alloy and steel plant limited project started.
1/23/1965Royal Charter forms the East India Company, setting in motion a process that ultimately results in the subjugation of India under British rule.
11/1/1991J.N. Dixit appointed the next Foreign Secretary.
6/6/1935Harry Crews, great US writer and actor (Indian Runner), was born.