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Historical Event on 8/16/1923

Narayan Athavle, famous Marathi litterateur and journalist, was born.

Other Historical Dates and Events
9/1/1668Mumbai was handed over to East India Company by King of England.
5/22/1963Rohini, Glider, became the first to successfully fly at Kanpur.
6/3/1995Mayavati (BSP) becomes the new CM of UP with the outside support of BJP.
11/6/1937Yashwant BipinBihari Sinha was born in Patna (Bihar).
10/10/1952US mediator Frank Graham told the U.N. Security Council that there was a possibility of war between India and Pakistan over Kashmir.
8/11/1961Dadra and Nagar Haweli declared as Union Territory States.
1/4/1967Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd. began delivery of the MIG aircraft.
9/24/1726King George empowered the company to establish Municipal Corporation and Mayor s Courts in Bombay and Calcutta.
6/12/1990Indian National Satellite (INSAT-1D) launched. This is an operational multi-purpose communication and meteorology satellite. It is still in service. It was launched by US Delta launch vehicle, Kennedy Space Centre in Florida, USA.
2/21/1959Press Club of India was founded in New Delhi.