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Historical Event on 2/16/1932

Sibnath Banerjee, trade union movement leader, passed away. He founded several organisation like Congress Socialist Party, A.I.T.U.C. and Hind Mazdoor Sabha, etc.

Other Historical Dates and Events
2/28/1930Sir Chandrasekhar V. Raman, Scientist, 1930 Nobel Prize in Physics for discovering ""Raman Effect"". He is also the first Indian to receive this honor in Physics, The Indian Nobel Laureates.
9/18/1932A Hindu delegation is given permission to interview Gandhi, currently held in prison and undertaking a hunger strike. On arrival, they also find he has taken a vow of silence.
9/1/1995Chandrababu Naidu assumes office as the new CM of Andhra Pradesh.
5/5/1994Revolt against Nar Bahadur Bhandari government in Sikkim, Sanchaman Limboo elected new leader.
3/15/1969Indian Navy's first Helicopter Squadron was commissioned in Goa.
4/29/1957The National Civil Defence College was founded at Nagpur as the Central Emergency Relief Training Institute (CERTI). It functions as the training wing of the Emergency Relief Organisation of the Government of India.
7/15/1986India protests against China's intrusion of six to seven km into the Indian territory in Arunachal Pradesh.
10/11/1991Resident Editor of Nagpur Times Ramnarayan Dube assassinated.
3/12/1938Vijay Laxman Mehra, cricketer (Indian Test batsman from age 17), was born in Amritsar.
5/14/1994LTTE banned for the second time under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967.