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Historical Event on 10/16/1896
Govindas Seth, hindi litterateur and politician, was born.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 7/5/1882 | Hazrat Inayat Khan (1882-1927), classical singer and Muslim mystic, was born. He was instrumental in bringing Sufism to the music. |
| 2/3/1995 | The Transplantation of Human Organs Act, notified after 7 months of Presidential assent, becomes enforceable. |
| 1/2/1991 | Thiruvananthapuram airport declared India's fifth International Airport. |
| 1/7/1883 | Martyer Sohanlal Pathak was born. |
| 7/31/1993 | Zafar Saifullah was appointed as the Cabinet Secretary of India. He held this office till 31-07-1994. |
| 10/15/1921 | Gul Muhammad, cricketer (Indian & Pakistani batsman), was born in Lahore. |
| 2/22/1994 | Punjab brought back to international air map after 10 years with the introduction of flights to 8 countries from Amritsar Rajasansi Airport. |
| 9/29/1993 | JD, JD(A) and SJP merge to fight BJP in the assembly elections. |
| 4/5/1940 | Charles Freer Andrews, a Christian Missionary, died in Calcutta. He is also referred as ""Deenabandhu Andrews"". |
| 5/1/1996 | Ban imposed (through a Delhi high court judgment) on the film 'Bandit Queen', based on the life of Phoolan Devi, lifted by Supreme Court. |
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