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Historical Event on 10/16/1942

Cyclone in Bay of Bengal kills some 40,000 people in south of Calcutta, India.

Other Historical Dates and Events
2/18/1911Under the auspices of the British Army, French pilot Henry Pequet makes the first official airmail flight from Allahabad to Naini Junction.
1/28/1984Dozen's of Sikh Militants arrested in India's troubled Punjab State after terrorists killed 3 people and injured 31 in grenade attack.
5/22/1991Sonia unanimously elected Congress President by the Working Committee. She, however, declined the offer.
2/23/1962Union government sets up an Indian National Committee for Space Research (INCOSPAR) formed by the Department of Atomic Energy and work on Thumba Equatorial Rocket Launching Station (TERLS) started.
9/18/1803Puri was captured by Britishers from the Marathas without any struggle.
3/30/1994Exim Policy streamlined to attract exporting community.
10/19/1999Sonia Gandhi will be the leader of the Opposition in Lok Sabha, says the Congress(I).
7/13/1905Premnath Bazaz, famous Kashmir freedom fighter, was born.
10/24/1868Balasaheb Pantpratinidhi, king of Aundh and painter, was born.
10/10/197761 people died in an accident between a passenger train and a freight train at Naini.