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Historical Event on 2/16/1944
Dadasaheb Phalke passed away in Nasik at the age of 74. He is remembered as the 'Father of Indian Cinema'. He produced India's first feature Film, 'Raja Harishchandra'. He was Director, Producer, Writer, Editor & Laboratorian. Dada Saheb Phalke Award issued by Government of India is given in his memory.
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| 3/28/1916 | Ramkrishna Pillai, journalist and social reformer, passed away. |
| 3/4/1990 | Sunderlal Patwa (BJP) and D. Ramachandran (DMK) named CM's of Madhya Pradesh and Pondicherry respectively. |
| 7/23/1964 | Samrendranath Roy, great statistician, passed away. |
| 7/13/1974 | India's first one-day international was played vs England at Headingley. |
| 4/28/1974 | Gaganvihari Lallubhai Mehta, famous economist, politician and journalist, passed away. |
| 1/24/1870 | Muddan, famous Kannad poet and novelist, was born. |
| 3/4/1996 | India and EU agree on a plan to boost trade ties. |
| 11/20/1967 | First Indian made Sounding Rocket 'Rohini RH75' launched into space from Thumba Equatorial Rocket Launching Station. |
| 12/7/1989 | Hemananda Biswal sworn in as Orissa Chief Minister. |
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