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Historical Event on 2/16/1994

Nivrittibuwa Sarnaik, veteran singer of 'Jaipur Gharana', passed away.

Other Historical Dates and Events
4/23/1992Satyajit Ray, internationally famous Indian film producer-director, Bharat Ratna Awardee, passed away at the age of 70.
4/23/1992Sjihab al-Din Sultan Choerram Sjah Djahan, leader of India, was born.
5/8/1963Centenary of Indian Red Cross was celebrated. Today is birthday of its founder.
1/7/1900Raghukul Tilak, educationist and social worker, was born at Meerut, UP.
5/1/1879Swami Vivekanand established Ramkrishna Mission.
10/6/1893Meghnad N. Saha, astrophysicist, was born. In 1920, he developed the 'Thermal Ionization Equation', which has remained fundamental in all works on stellar atmospheres. This equation has been widely applied to the interpretation of stellar spectra, which are characteristic of the chemical composition of the light source.
9/1/1976Indira Gandhi asks for sweeping new powers at New Delhi.
7/6/1998Salman Khursheed is appointed the new UPCC(I) chief. While Tindivanam K. Ramamurthy is the new TNCC(I) chief, Sat Mahajan has been appointed HPCC(I) president.
4/18/1904Ramnath Goenka, president and founder of Indian Express Group, was born.
12/21/1994The IAF return from peace keeping duties as part of the Indian contingent supporting UN operations in Somalia.