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Historical Event on 6/16/1859
Anandram Dhekial Fukun, father of modern Assamia poetry and essay writer, passed away.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 11/5/1915 | Balasaheb Devras, sar sanghchalak of RSS, was born. |
| 2/22/1944 | Kasturba Gandhi passed away in British imprisonment in Aga Khan Palace at Pune. |
| 6/6/1996 | 14 Janata Dal legislators revolt in Karnataka against the composition of the J H Patel ministry. |
| 8/8/1955 | Dr. Homi J. Bhabha elected chairman of the international conference on the Peaceful Uses of Atomic Energy. |
| 6/4/1959 | Chakravarti Rajagopalachari opposed the Socialist Policies of Indian National Congress and founded Swatantra Party alongwith Ranga. |
| 8/8/1948 | Dr. Yellapragada Subbarow, saintly scientist and nobel prize winner, passed away at Pearl River, New York. |
| 1/14/1905 | Durga Khote, Marathi stage artist and actress, was born. |
| 10/20/1920 | Censor Board, after examining the film 'Ahilya Uddhar' on October 20, started mentioning the number of reels as well as the length in feet on the Censor Certificate. The film had already been released earlier on August 23, 1919. |
| 6/3/1997 | Four women ministers (Renuka Choudhry, Kamala Sinha, Ratnamala Savanur & Jayanti Natarajan) join I K Gujral cabinet. |
| 8/25/1965 | Indian troops cross the Kashmir ceasefire line pursuing Pakistani infiltrators. |
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