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Historical Event on 8/16/1994
Government agrees to present the revised ATR on JPC report on Scam; Parliament crisis defused.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 8/23/1989 | Pandit Krishnarao Shankarrao, great singer of 'Gwalher Gharana', passed away. |
| 10/19/1910 | Subrahamanyam Chandrasekhar was born in Lahore. He was one of the world's leading astrophysicists. For his contributions to the study of stars, Chandrasekhar had received the highest award in Science, the Noble Prize in Physics in 1983. |
| 4/9/1954 | India reports only 43\% of population speaks 15 recognized languages, noting 720 dialects, 23 tribal tongues. |
| 12/22/1853 | Saradamoni Devi was born in Jairambati of Hooghly district. |
| 7/27/1927 | Krishna Baldev Vaid, famous story writer and novelist, was born. |
| 4/11/1993 | Laxmanrao Madhav Bhide, senior freedom fighter and history expert, passed away. |
| 9/7/1965 | U.S. suspends military aid to India and Pakistan. |
| 7/2/1991 | Nanankal Krishna Pillai, famous Malyalam poet, died. |
| 12/10/1979 | Mother Teresa wins Nobel Peace prize. |
| 2/25/1909 | Gandhiji arrested at Volksrust; sentenced to 3 months. |
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