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Historical Event on 3/16/1928

C.V. Raman announced his discovery of ''new radiation'' to an assembly of scientists at Bangalore.

Other Historical Dates and Events
10/27/1969Darshansingh Pheruman died in Amritsar during the 74th day of his fast, which he had undertaken for the merger of Chandigarh in Punjab.
6/13/1909E. M. S. Namboodiripad was born in Palghat in Kerala.
5/6/1971India refutes allegations that it has meddled in Pakistan's civil war.
7/31/1993Zafar Saifullah was appointed as the Cabinet Secretary of India. He held this office till 31-07-1994.
1/1/1994This year was announced to be observed as the ""International Year of Family"".
4/8/1946HMS Vengeance, sailed with 22 aircraft of No. 4 Sqn, halted at Singapore for re-fueling and set course for Iwakuni, a port of Kyushu island.
9/16/1977Kesarbai Kerkar, famous classical singer, died in Bombay.
1/12/1924Gandhiji was operated on for appendicitis in Sassoon Hospital, Pune.
7/13/1988Second developmental launch of ASLV. Stretched Rohini Satellite Series (SROSS-2). This carried remote sensing payload of German space agency in addition to Gamma Ray astronomy payload. Could not be placed in orbit.
1/27/1994Union Cabinet approves inclusion of the land reforms laws in the 9th Schedule of the Constitution.