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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
4/3/1966First Indian-made computer commissioned in Jadavpur University campus.
12/11/1687Madras' first presidency chartered with a Mayor s court as a Municipal Corporation.
8/5/1999Nisha Millet became the first Indian swimmer to receive the International Olympic Committee's Solidarity Scholarship, given to sportspersons with outstanding track record and possessing Olympic potential.
10/4/1993PM surveys the quake-hit villages and sanctioned Rs. 50 crore.
7/5/1916Indian Women's University was established at Hingne near Poona by Dr. Dhondo Keshav Karve with just four students. After 1920, it was renamed as Shreemati Nathibai Damodar Thackersey Indian Women's University.
11/22/1971Indian and Pakistan governments protested violations of national airspace along the western border, but aerial conflict between the respective air arms began, preceding full-scale warfare between India and Pakistan by 12 days.
8/2/1942Gandhi says that the Japanese might be welcomed in India should they invade due to current Indian discontent.
10/15/1996Dengue fever in Delhi takes 156 lives.
7/18/1908Fourteen thousand mill workers go on strike at Bombay.
9/1/1976Indira Gandhi asks for sweeping new powers at New Delhi.