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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
12/17/1830Simon Bolivar, great dynamic leader and social reformer, died.
11/16/1887Padmacharan Patnaik, famous Orria poet, was born.
7/12/1994Vasant (V. P. Sathe), film critic, journalist, publisher and author, passed away.
7/13/1999Militants attack the residential complex of Border Security Force (BSF) in Madar village near Bandipur and take 12 persons as hostages after killing four.
1/29/1998Suicide by more than 50 farmers reported in the Telangana region in the past few days.
4/30/1936Mahatma Gandhi started staying in Sevagram Ashram at Wardha in the Central Provinces, making it his headquarters.
12/28/1926Imperial Airways begins England-India mail & passenger service.
1/4/1992The goverment promulgates an ordinance to prevent countermanding of election in the event of death of independent candidates.
3/7/1961Govind Ballabh Pant passed away. He had served eight years as the Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh. He was bestowed with Bharat Ratna in 1959.
2/20/1968First Edition of 'Amrit Bazar Patrika' weekly was published in Bengali language.