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Historical Event on 1/16/1916
Amat Debananda, politician, was born in Balani village at Orissa .
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 1/12/1997 | Paes-Bhupathi win doubles title in the Singapore Open Challenger hardcourt tennis. |
| 11/5/1920 | Indian Red Cross society was founded in India under Bengal Act VIII. St.John Ambulance Association is a wing of this societywhich directed Improvement of Health, Prevention of Diseases and Mitigation of Suffering activities. |
| 3/13/1915 | Keshao Govind Jodh, social reformer, politician and lawyer, was born in Yevada, Maharashtra. |
| 4/4/1926 | Martial law is declared in Calcutta as rioting continues. |
| 6/23/1953 | Dr. Shyama Prasad Mukherjee, great social reformer, politician, national leader and founder of JanSangh Party, died at Srinagar while in detention. |
| 10/26/1943 | Cholera epidemic killed 2,155 people in the third week of October at Calcutta. |
| 1/23/1972 | Bootlegger sells wood alcohol to wedding party; 100 die in New Delhi. |
| 5/25/1996 | Kathapurushan' wins best film national award. |
| 7/13/1950 | Nehru asks Stalin and Acheson to restore peace in Korea. |
| 4/22/1915 | Hem Barua, famous Assami and English litterateur, was born. |
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