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Historical Event on 11/16/1913

Agnihotri Ambadas Shankar, journalist and litterateur, was born.

Other Historical Dates and Events
11/20/1981Bhaskara-II, India's second experimental remote sensing satellite, was launched by Russian launch vehicle Intercosmos. This provided experience in building and operating a remote sensing satellite system on an end-to-end basis.
9/1/1942Rasbihari Bose established the Indian National Army.
9/1/1930Suhasini Ganguly, freedom fighter, was arrested and send to Hijali Jail for her revolutionery activities. She later lived a low profiled life after release from prision.
4/22/1958Admiral R. T. Katari was appointed as the first Indian Chief of the Naval Staff.
10/11/1996Supreme Court ruling on change of venue of Rao's trial.
11/7/1991Salauddin and his wife Neena create a world record by travelling in a Nissan car.
4/17/1998BJP Prof. Chaman Lal Gupta retains his Lok Sabha seat in the Udhampur-Doda-Kathna constituency defeating National Conference's Rajinder Kumar Chib by over 50,000 votes.
8/7/1871Abanindranath Tagore, great modern artist and painter, was born at Jorasanko in Calcutta.
1/4/1924Vidyadhar Gokhle, editor, playwright and politician, was born.
2/6/1985Vikram Kumar, Soccer(Football) player, was born.