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Historical Event on 2/16/1944
Dadasaheb Phalke passed away in Nasik at the age of 74. He is remembered as the 'Father of Indian Cinema'. He produced India's first feature Film, 'Raja Harishchandra'. He was Director, Producer, Writer, Editor & Laboratorian. Dada Saheb Phalke Award issued by Government of India is given in his memory.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 3/8/1957 | Balasaheb Gangadhar Kher, prominent leader in Maharashtra and former Chief Minister of Mumbai province, passed away. |
| 5/30/1950 | Devdutta Ramkrishna Bhandarkar, great historian and archaeologist, passed away. |
| 5/11/1993 | Toy factory fire kills over 200 people in Bangalore. |
| 10/22/1962 | Bakhra-Nangal Dam, a multipurpose river valley project, was dedicated to the nation by Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru. |
| 3/24/1981 | Bombay beat Delhi by an innings and 46 runs to win the Ranji Trophy. |
| 11/5/1999 | India's Aarthie Ramaswamy won the girl's under-18 crown in the World Youth Chess Festival in Oropesa, Spain. Koneru Humpy bagged the silver in girls' under-12. |
| 2/3/1928 | Chandrasekhar Vaman Gadkari, cricketer (Indian batsman in 6 Tests 1953-55), was born at Pune. |
| 9/19/1997 | A Delhi court rules that interviewing of the child and parents by school authorities, for admission to primary classes, is illegal and improper. |
| 1/11/1991 | Five JD ministers at the Centre disqualified by Speaker Rabi Ray on the basis of anti-defection law.Five disqualified ministers who tendered their resignation were asked to continue in office by the PM. |
| 3/25/1609 | Henry Hudson embarks on an exploration for Dutch East India Co. at Pulicat. |
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