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Historical Event on 9/16/1955

Leopold C. M. S. Amery, British minister of Colonies (India), died at the age of 81.

Other Historical Dates and Events
1/26/1981Vayudoot air service started with a flight of a F27, from Guwahati airport. This is the third Indian airline inaugurated.
3/9/1914Hansaraj Rahbar, the unfolder of prominent personalities and dynamic writer, was born.
6/13/1991Shiv Sharma, Doordarshan Director General, was shot at in Delhi by suspected Punjab terrorists.
6/23/1894Edward VIII, king of Great Brit/N-Ireland and emperor of India (1936), was born.
4/1/1956Companies Act of 1913 was revised and Indian Companies Act of 1956 came into force.
2/11/1818Britishers captured the 'Ajinkyatara' fort which belonged to the Marathas.
1/19/1960Ramchandra Gopal (Dadasaheb Torne), famous film director, passed away.
7/26/1922Girilal Jain, famous journalist and editor, was born.
12/22/1998Janata Dal's S. Jaipal Reddy selected for the ''best parliamentarian award'' for 1998.
11/24/1973E. V. Ramasami Naicker (EVR), founder leader of Dravida Kazhagam, passed away at the age of 94.