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Historical Event on 4/16/1974

Dr. Sarvapalli Radhanakrishnan, former President of India, Philosophist and litterateur, passed away.

Other Historical Dates and Events
1/1/1985Doordarshan starts Malayalam telecast from Trivandrum.
9/5/1979Earl of Mountbatten's funeral held in Burma.
2/24/1936Laxmibai Tilak, famous marathi poet, passed away.
6/15/1947All-India Congress accepts British plan for partition of India in New Delhi.
5/4/1993Income Tax exemption limit raised to Rs.30,000; Customs duty on certain drugs reduced.
6/14/1961Sir Karyamanikkam Shrinivas Krishnan died.
8/22/1994Two dozen Mahar soldiers were ambushed when the Indian contingent was trying to stem the war in Somalia. Seven, including a JCO, lost their lives.
4/9/1984Captain H.J. Singh of Indian Army crossed the Banihal Darsh with the help of Hand Glider and set a new record.
5/24/2000The Supreme Court rejects the proposal for setting up benches outside Delhi.
8/25/1997Neelam J. Singh rewrites her own discussion mark in the domestic circuit meet in Chennai.