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Historical Event on 1/16/1954

Baburao Painter (Baburao Krishnaji Meshri), famous artist, sculptor, filmmaker and producer, died.

Other Historical Dates and Events
3/3/1967India signed the International Space Treaty in Moscow.
7/5/1998An Amusement and Picnic Resorts Pvt. Ltd. with five dolphins and sea lions was inaugurated at Mahabalipuram.
12/25/1763Suraj Mal Jat, Maharaja of Bharatpur, was killed by Najib-ud -Daulah s troops.
3/19/2000Bill Clinton, US President, arrives to a warm welcome in India. This was the first presidential visit of a US head in two decades.
8/6/1925Surendra Nath Banerjee died. He was one of the founders of mordern India and proponent of autonomy within the British Commonwealth. He was President of Indian National Congress twice, in 1895 at Pune and in 1902 at Ahmedabad.
11/13/1909Gandhiji left England for South Africa and wrote ''Hind Swaraj'' on board S.S. Kildonan Castle.
2/25/1844Girishchandra Ghosh, famous Bengali actor and dramatist, was born.
6/18/1988V.P.Singh defeats Congress rival Sunil Shastri in Allahabad Lok Sabha election.
5/22/1927Nihal Ahmed Maulavi Mo. Usman, leader in Maharashtra, was born.
4/24/1942Shri Dinanath Mangeshkar, famous Marathi singer, nationalist, musician and actor, passed away at the age of 41.