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Historical Event on 3/16/1880

Parshuram Rajshekhar Basu, famous Bengali writer, was born.

Other Historical Dates and Events
6/4/1993L K Advani unanimously elected President of BJP.
8/13/1993All the TDP MLAs suspended from Andhra Pradesh Assembly.
7/14/1928Bedabrata Barua, educationist, social reformer and politician, was born.
12/12/1965Vijayanta, first India-made millitary tank which was handed over to the Army, was manufactured at Avadi Heavy Vehicles Factory at Madras.
2/7/1985Uday Merchant, cricketer (brother of Vijay, prolific scorer), passed away.
1/5/1994Jnanpith Award was given to U. R. Anantha Murthy (Kannada).
6/10/1984Top army commander killed in Bihar; Sikh troops desert unit.
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7/22/1991Pandit Basavraj Rajguru, great singer, passed away.