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Historical Event on 4/16/1966

Nandlal Bose, who established modern painting in Bengal, passed away.

Other Historical Dates and Events
3/14/1997Border Security Force discovers a 34-metre long tunnel in the Ajnala Sub-sector of the Punjab border with Pakistan.
9/4/1862Kaminikumar Chanda, social reformer and politician, was born.
3/16/1993Bomb blast in a multi-storey building in Calcutta kills 70 people.
3/16/1993Chittorgarh Fort was captured by Mughal Emperor Akbar which was circled from outside since 20th October 1567. This victory was achieved with the help of Jaimal and Patta.
1/6/1942Four of the flight's six aircraft were promptly lost to Japanese bombing and No. 4 Flight gave place in Moulmein to No. 3 Flight which had meanwhile re-equipped with four ex-RAF Blenheim ls. B-314 completed first commercial flight around the world.
9/22/1988PM announces Government's decision to drop Defamation Bill.
5/23/1924Venkatraman Narayan Swamy, cricketer (one Test v NZ in 1955, DNB, 0-45), was born in Calicut.
10/29/1952Amalgamation of the Steel Corporation of Bengal with Indian Iron and Steel Company Ltd. to be effective from 1st January 1953 under the latter's name.
1/18/2000S. S. Dawra is appointed new Director of the Enforcement Directorate.
7/12/1932The 16,000-foot Shyok ice dam in the Himalayas bursts flooding the Indus Valley at Kashmir.