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Historical Event on 2/16/1923

Vishnu Moreshwar Mahajani, famous author, poet and playwright, passed away.

Other Historical Dates and Events
9/24/193119 people were killed by police during the anti-Hindu rioting in Kashmir.
11/18/1727Maharaja Jai Singh-II of Amber laid the stone of Jaipur City. Vidyadhar Chakravarty of Bengal was the architect of the first planned city in India.
8/8/1911Following the end of a heavy monsoon, parts of India were hit by a cholera epidemic.
9/12/1966Mihir Sen, famous Indian swimmer, crossed Darda Nailes Channel.
1/21/1910Ramnath Anandilal Poddar, great industrialist, was born.
5/13/1998World Bank cancels India donors meet.
3/26/1918Vanavihari B.N. Sundara Rao, great author and journalist, was born at Varthur, Bangalore.
9/18/1927Maharashtra Chamber of Commerce was established.
12/17/1938Charuchandra Bandopadhyay, famous Bengali story writer and novelist, died.
3/6/1990India wins Indira Gandhi Gold Cup hockey tournament.