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Historical Event on 2/16/1932
Sibnath Banerjee, trade union movement leader, passed away. He founded several organisation like Congress Socialist Party, A.I.T.U.C. and Hind Mazdoor Sabha, etc.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 8/18/1969 | Humayun Kabir, great politician, died. |
| 12/13/1955 | India and the USSR affirm the Panchsheel. |
| 10/9/1942 | Bibi Amar Kaur, freedom fighter, successfully hoisted the national flag at Jail Gate of Lahore. She was then arrested and send to Ambala Jail. |
| 9/15/1916 | Margaret Lockwood, film actress of 'Lady Vanishes' fame, was born in Karachi, India. |
| 7/2/1993 | Delhi High Court stays the Lok Sabha Speaker's order disqualifying four Janata Dal MPs under the anti-defection law. |
| 12/1/1985 | Rajiv Gandhi concludes the first official visit to Japan by an Indian Prime Minister at Tokyo. |
| 8/27/1958 | Metric system of weights and measures introduced. |
| 2/21/1829 | Kittur Rani Channamma, revolutionary freedom fighter and social reformer, passed away. |
| 7/15/1993 | Maninderjit Singh Bitta,Punjab Minister of State for Irrigation, appointed new Youth Cong (I) President. |
| 7/17/1979 | Jagjivan Ram elected Janata parliamentary party leader. Charan Singh is PM heading Janatha (S)-Congress coalition and Jagjivan Ram is leader of the opposition in the Lok Sabha. |
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