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Historical Event on 2/16/1993

Dr. U.R. Ananta Murthy elected President of the Kendra Sahitya Academy.

Other Historical Dates and Events
7/12/1920Yeshwant Vishnu Chandrachud, Chief Justice of Supreme Court of India, was born.
9/1/1942Rasbihari Bose established the Indian National Army.
6/28/1995Madhya Pradesh in central India is designated a `tiger state' to protect the animal from poachers and settlers.
9/6/2000Telecom workers launch a nation-wide strike in protest against inadequate safeguards prior to the corporatisation of the department from October 1.
8/12/1998Uttarancha State plan meets with difficulty owing to differences on inclusion of Udham Singh Nagar and Hardwar district.
1/1/1985Doordarshan starts Malayalam telecast from Trivandrum.
12/21/2000Women's Bill put off again.
8/29/1612Battle at Surat in India; English fleet beats Portuguese.
12/16/1922Parvati Devi, orator, was arrested for delivering revolutionary speeches in meetings at Hapud and Merrut. She was the first Indian women to get two years long imprisionment during the freedom struggle.
3/27/1991Chautala recommends Assembly dissolution.