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Historical Event on 2/16/1911

Bhalchandra Gopal Bapat, newspaper editor and educationalist, was born.

Other Historical Dates and Events
10/3/1991Ganpatrao Tapase, former Governor of Haryana and Uttar Pradesh, died.
5/13/1997Doordarshan drops plans to enter the direct-to-home (DTH) mode of television transmission.
12/25/1974Indian Aeroplane Jumbo 747 was hijacked and taken over to Rome.
10/2/1910Frank C. Brown, educationist and social worker, was born.
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4/24/1996Indian Express launches Vizag (17th) edition.
6/22/1993JPC draft report raps B. Shankaranand and censures Manmohan Singh.
10/1/1967Indian Tourist Development Corporation Limited established.
9/15/1926Vande Mataram', a lengthy feature film produced by Vande Mataram Film Co, Bombay, was prohibited on September 15 by the Censor Board on the grounds that it was an underlying attack on the prestige of University Education in India. The film, however, was cleared on December 7 after deleting the objectionable scenes.
4/30/1863Naval Force East India Comapny was merged with the British Naval Fleet.