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Historical Event on 1/16/1938
Sarat Chandra Chatterji, famous Bengali novelist and writer, passed away.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 12/11/1845 | First battle between Britishers and Sikhs. In 1849, Punjab lost its independence. This is referred as the first Anglo-Sikh War. |
| 1/11/1973 | Rahul Dravid, cricket batsman, was born in Indore. |
| 12/19/1927 | Uttar Pradesh was formed by an Automobile Association. |
| 8/22/1993 | The first batch of IAF troops landed in the capital city of Mogadishu. |
| 7/13/1930 | Swarup Kishan Reu, cricket test umpire for 17 tests from 1978-85, was born in Delhi and was honoured by Padmashree in 1986. He joins the record of umpiring most Tests for India. |
| 2/12/1742 | Nana Phadnavis, one of the important members of Peshwa kingdom and the Maratha master-diplomat, was born. |
| 8/30/1751 | Sir Robert Clive exhibited a heroic feat when the British troops captured Arcot form Chanda Saheb. |
| 4/27/1919 | Ustad Allarakha Khan, great Tabla player, was born. |
| 1/18/1998 | India overtake a Pakistan total of 314 to win one-day final in Dhaka. |
| 1/18/1998 | Rana Sangram Singh, King of Mewad, fought Babur near Kanwa at Agra and lost the battle and died thereafter. He had vowed not to enter Chittogarh without a victory. |
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