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Historical Event on 4/16/1974

Dr. Sarvapalli Radhanakrishnan, former President of India, Philosophist and litterateur, passed away.

Other Historical Dates and Events
7/25/1958Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay, inaugurated.
1/31/1931Gangadhar Mahambre, famous Mmarathi writer, was born.
6/23/1920Kesri Jagannathrao Joshi, senior leader of Janata Party in Karnataka, was born.
1/12/1948Gandhiji decides to fast for communal peace in Delhi for communal riots which broke between Hindus and Muslims at Calcutta. Mountbatten fails to dissuade Gandhiji.
9/28/1929Lata Mangeshkar, great playback singer, was born.
9/19/2000Karnam Malleswari adds a glorious chapter to Indian sports history at the Sydney International Convention Centre by becoming the first woman to gain an Olympic medal.
1/29/1992India and Israel decide to establish full diplomatic relations.
7/22/1970Himachal Pradesh Krishi Vishvavidyalaya (HPKV), College of Agriculture, Palampur was transferred to Himachal Pradesh University as part of its Agricultural Complex.
5/13/1918Balasarswati, famous dancer of Bharat Natyam, was born.
2/13/1970Man-eating tiger is reported to have killed 48 people at a village 80-km from New Delhi.