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Historical Event on 2/16/1896

Suryakant Tripathi 'Nirala', great Hindi poet, litterateur, writer, social worker and editor, was born.

Other Historical Dates and Events
4/11/1999The DRDO has successfully flight tested AGNI-11 with a range of 2000 km, using solid propellant rocket motors in both stages and rail mobile launcher system from its new launch complex in the Orissa Coast. With this launch the country has reached the point of operationalisation of AGNI-11 as a weapon system. (1-1-2000).
2/3/1873Prabhatkumar Mukhopadhyay, famous Bengali short story writer and novelist, was born.
9/26/1991Ordinance to amend MRTP Act and the Companies Act totally removes pre-entry restrictions on new industrial houses and expansion of the existing ones.
2/9/1992Publication of daily newspaper `Lokpatra' started from Nanded.
12/7/1995Indian National Satellite (INSAT-2C), third indigenous satellite in the INSAT-2 series, launched. This has additional capabilities such as mobile satellite service, business communication and television outreach beyond Indian boundaries. This is still in service. It was launched by Ariane launch vehicle at French Guyana.
8/9/2000Parliament approves the Madhya Pradesh Reorganisation Bill 2000, paving the way for the creation of a separate Chhattisgarh State.
3/25/1996CBI gives a clean chit to PM Rao in the St. Kitts case.
12/16/1999India agrees to Financial System Stability Assessment (FSSA) by the IMF.
10/18/1992Zimbabwe's first Test match vs India at Harare.
10/18/1992Buhlul Khan Lodi, an Afghan of Lodi tribe, marched down upon Delhi.