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Historical Event on 9/16/1977

Kesarbai Kerkar, famous classical singer, died in Bombay.

Other Historical Dates and Events
6/23/1997Communication equipment worth several crores destroyed and Chennai's land and mobile telephone networks thrown out of gear in a fire at Anna Road telephone exchange.
1/5/1988India's first indigenously built 'Braille' script released short hand machine for the blind.
6/23/2000Indian journalist Palagummi Sainath gets Amnesty International Global award for human rights journalism..
12/16/1952Sri Ramalu Potiu sacrificed his life for the demand of seperate Andhra Pradesh state for the Telugu- speaking people.
5/2/1922Kedarnath Modi, great Industrialist in Maharashtra, was born.
1/30/1999Pandit Ravi Shankar, sitar maestro, is chosen for Bharat Ratna.
9/1/1668Mumbai was handed over to East India Company by King of England.
9/18/1803Puri was captured by Britishers from the Marathas without any struggle.
9/18/1803Babur won the first Panipat battle and entered in North India's capital Agra.
6/23/1935Ram Kolarkar, famous marathi author and editor, was born.