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Historical Event on 3/16/1928
C.V. Raman announced his discovery of ''new radiation'' to an assembly of scientists at Bangalore.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 8/29/1975 | Adinath Lahiri, leading geologist, passed away. |
| 12/11/1994 | H.D. Deve Gowda, Janata Dal leader, assumes office as CM of Karnataka. |
| 11/11/1958 | Inauguration of 'Indian', first one in Indian Explosive Ltd's factory at Gomia. |
| 8/16/1974 | A.Shankar was appointed as the Narcotics Commissioner of India. He headed this office till 31st March 1977. |
| 11/2/1971 | Hurricane and ensuing tidal wave takes 6,000 lives. |
| 3/27/1996 | President and Governors of respective states issue notifications for elections to the 11th Lok Sabha and 6 State Assemblies. |
| 10/25/1980 | Sahir Ludhiyanvi, famous Urdu poet, died. |
| 10/25/1980 | Mughal Emperor Akbar was proclaimed as successor of Humayun at the age of tewelve years at Kalanur, Gurudaspur district, Punjab. Akbar (1542-1605), grandson of Babur, became third Mughal Emperor at the age of 13 years. He de-established Islam as state religion and declared himself impartial ruler of Hindus and Muslims. He also encouraged Art, Culture and Religious Tolerance. |
| 1/28/1937 | Suman Kalyanpurkar, famous singer, was born. |
| 3/12/1942 | British troops vacate the Andaman in Gulf of Bengal. |
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