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Historical Event on 5/16/1945

Prahraj Gopalchandra, modern author of Oria language, passed away.

Other Historical Dates and Events
10/31/1963Krishna Menon, resigned from the post of Defence Minister of India, due to Chinese attack.
10/6/1862Indian Penal Code was notified. However, it was implemented from 1st January 1862.
11/27/1881Kashi Prasad Jayaswal, great lawyer, philosopher and eminent historian, was born at Mirzapur, UP.
1/30/1911Gajananrao Joshi, famous violin player and singer of ""Gwalior Gharana"", was born.
10/1/1993The IAF joined in peace keeping duties in Somalia as part of the Indian contingent supporting UN operations.
10/24/1955Ghulam Ahmad Hasan Muhammad Parkar, cricketer (Indian batsman vs England 1982), was born in Kalusta, Maharashtra.
4/6/1606Khusru Prince and his father Jahangir rebelled and fled from Agra.
4/5/1663Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj attacked Shahistekhan at Pune.
11/12/1997India elected to executive board of UNESCO.
10/19/1954Nehru and Mao meet in Peking.