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Historical Event on 1/16/1938

Sarat Chandra Chatterji, famous Bengali novelist and writer, passed away.

Other Historical Dates and Events
10/28/1998Ghulam Ahmed, former Indian cricket captain, died in Hyderabad.
2/18/1931Swraj Paul, Indian and British industrialist and multi-millionaire (Caparo), was born.
8/17/1986In the Jehovah's Witnesses' case, the Supreme Court rules that ""singing National Anthem is not obligatory"".
6/22/1994Law for the betterment of women introduced.
5/16/1932Hundreds die in fighting between Muslims and Hindus at Bombay.
4/19/1998Kottayam in Kerala becomes the first district in India to complete computerisation of the talluk offices connecting them with the district headquarters.
1/12/1949Tej Bahadur Saproo, liberal leader, passed away. He was a strong believer in constitution and not in revolutions.
3/17/1959Dalai Lama XIV flees from Tibet after Chinese military occupied Tibet.
1/15/1996Victoria Terminus (VT) station in Mumbai renamed Chhatrapati Shivaji Railway Terminus by the Centre.
9/29/1970Union Carbide India Ltd in Bombay was commissioned Reclamation Plant Sewage Water of India for commercial use.