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Historical Event on 1/16/1901
Mahadeo Govind Ranade, eminent social worker and thinker, passed away.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 11/16/1962 | Chinese troops launch a major offensive in the frontier war. |
| 11/6/1999 | Red carpet welcome to Pope. He appreciated the religious freedom in India. |
| 5/14/1994 | RBI announces tight monetary policy. |
| 2/15/1998 | Tennis duo Leander Paes and Mahesh Bhupati were ranked No. 2 when they won Dubai Open. |
| 6/17/1976 | Montreal Olympics opens. |
| 8/9/1971 | A 20-year non-aggression treaty for peace, friendship and co-operation was signed between India and U.S.S.R. |
| 12/5/1872 | Bhai Vir Singh, great poet, social worker, writer, educationist, musician, humanitarian and Padma Bhushan awardee, was born at Amritsar. |
| 5/1/1998 | India and Peru sign agreements on space technology and agriculture during the visit of Indian President K. R. Narayanan there. |
| 9/24/1999 | The Chief Controller of Defence Accounts (pensions) was renamed as the Principal Controller of Defence Accounts(Pensions), Allahabad. |
| 10/24/1991 | Ismat Chugtai, famous Urdu author, social worker and campaigner for justice for women, died at the age of 80 years. |
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