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Historical Event on 4/16/1903
Kalka-Simla Railway line section was opened for public conveyance.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 10/16/1942 | Cyclone in Bay of Bengal kills some 40,000 people in south of Calcutta, India. |
| 3/9/1997 | Bangladesh and Chakma refugee leaders sign a historic agreement for repatriation of the 50,000 refugees sheltered in six camps in Tripura for the past 11 years. |
| 4/21/1995 | Medium range 'Akash', surface-to-air-missile, flight trial successful. |
| 1/1/1924 | Krishna Mohan Jha, famous educationist, was born at Pokharia near Katihar (Purnea). |
| 6/5/1923 | Santosh Kumar Kisku Rev, great educationist and social worker, was born. |
| 2/19/1911 | Merle Oberon, film actress (Assignment Foreign Legion), was born in Calcutta, India. |
| 8/17/1997 | I K Gujral, Prime Minister, said that Queen Elizabeth should not go to Amritsar, scene of Jallianwalla Bagh massacre, during her visit to India in October. |
| 11/24/1941 | Indian infantry attacks German tanks at Sidi Omar. |
| 4/3/1984 | Soyuz T-11 carried three cosmonauts along with the first Indian Sqn. Ldr. Rakesh Sharma to Salyut 7. |
| 2/25/1897 | Dr. Amarnath Jha, educationist, was born. |
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