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Historical Event on 5/16/1945

Prahraj Gopalchandra, modern author of Oria language, passed away.

Other Historical Dates and Events
8/26/1852Bombay Association was established.
10/24/1966Yugoslavia, UAR call on the US at New Delhi to stop bombing of North Vietnam.
4/23/1955Political Committee of Asian-African Conference at Bandung adopted an Indian resolution calling for a ban on atomic weapons.
9/21/1948Formation of Press Trust of India (PTI) announced under an agreement signed between Reuters and Indian and Eastern Newspapers Society.
1/25/1989Congress-I ministry headed by S. C. Jamir assumes office in Nagaland.
1/21/1961Queen of Britain, Elizabeth II, and her husband Duke of Edinburgh visited New Delhi.
5/7/1907Rajbali Pandey, famous poet, was born.
3/16/1924Bhupendranath Basu, great freedom fighter, President of Congress and fluent orator, passed away.
11/15/1992Praveen Amre scores century (103) on Test Cricket debut vs South Africa at Durban
7/27/1959Abbas Ali Baig scores 112 for India v England on debut.