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Historical Event on 2/16/1923

Vishnu Moreshwar Mahajani, famous author, poet and playwright, passed away.

Other Historical Dates and Events
11/13/1970Flooding ravages Ganges delta. 200,000 million killed.
9/10/1623Shah Jahan entered Rajputana and raided Amber crossing the Tapti. He arrived near the kingdom of Golconda and from there passed on to Orissa which was surrendered to him.
5/6/2000Saurav Ganguly wins the Ceat International Cricketer of the Year award 1999-2000.
9/6/2000Telecom workers launch a nation-wide strike in protest against inadequate safeguards prior to the corporatisation of the department from October 1.
2/2/2000The Union Information and Broadcasting Ministry clears Ms. Deepa Mehta's film ''Water'' after the director agreed to make some changes in the script.
1/23/1814Sir Alexander Canningham, Indian Archeologist, was born.
11/19/1991Two national commissions on women set up.
1/16/1985Balram Jakhar elected Speaker of the Lok Sabha.
12/15/195760 Harijans enter the Vishwanath Temple at Varanasi.
7/18/1994Munis Raza, famous educationist and former Chancellor of Delhi University, passed away.