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Historical Event on 6/16/1925

Chittaranjan Das, great freedom fighter, revolutionary, orator, poet, journalist and lawyer, died.

Other Historical Dates and Events
1/31/1963Peacock declared as National Bird of India.
1/8/1994Kamkothi Parmacharya Shri Chandrashekhar Saraswati, 68th Shankaracharya of Kanchi maat and Indian Saint, passed away at the the of 99.
8/21/2000Mahatma Gandhi's daughter-in-law Mrs. Nirmala Gandhi dies in Wardha. She was 91.
9/19/2000Karnam Malleswari becomes the first Indian woman to win an Olympic medal (bronze) at the Sydney Olympics.
10/31/1875Vallabhbhai Zaverbhai Patel, 'Iron man of India', was born at Nadiad, Gujarat. He was also the first Deputy Prime Minister of India. His father had served in the army of the Rani of Jhansi against Britishers.
8/15/1997K.Sasikaran gets third IM norm in British Open Chess tournament.
11/25/1995The four-states of Gujarat, Goa, Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh proposes trade bloc for western States (Western Regional Cooperation).
12/27/1936Golden Jublee Session of Indian National Congress, under the presidentship of Jawaharlal Nehru, held at Faizpur urging India to strike at British imperialism.
1/1/1973Indian General Insurance Corporation nationalised.
8/11/2000The World Bank signs an agreement for a $713 million aid to India for three infrastructure projects.