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Historical Event on 5/16/1933

Shani, writer of novel 'Kalajal' and film 'Shaukin', was born.

Other Historical Dates and Events
4/27/1705Aurangzeb captured the Fort of Vagingera.
6/8/1897Manindranath Basu, Bengali story writer and novelist, was born.
10/23/1997Chief Ministers of Tamil Nadu and Karnataka set deadline upto 31st October for sandalwood smuggler Veerappan to surrender.
9/9/1920Anglo Oriental College of Aligargh became Aligarh Muslim University. It was the first university to use the regional language.
10/22/1999Balayogi is elected as Speaker of the Lok Sabha for second consecutive term.
3/7/1647Guru Dadaji Konddev, master of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj, died.
12/13/1999Dr. V. Kurien gets the Paulos Mar Gregorius Award 1999.
6/1/1959National Aeronautical Research Laboratory (NARL) set up under CSIR with temporary offices in New Delhi. Dr. P. Nilakantan is appointed NARL's first Director.
3/5/1948C. Rajagopalachari appointed the first Indian Governor General to succeed Lord Mountbatten on 21 June.
1/5/1934Dr. Murli Manohar Manmohan Joshi was born in Delhi.