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Historical Event on 11/16/1887

Padmacharan Patnaik, famous Orria poet, was born.

Other Historical Dates and Events
8/1/1997Nitin Mongia wins Laser standard in sailing championship in Hyderabad.
4/4/1947San Francisco's Henry Grady chosen the first U.S. ambassador to India.
2/26/1971Noel David, Hyderabad off-spinner who played ODI in 1997, was born.
1/23/1960Laxmi Narayan Garde, famous journalist related to ""Venkateshwar Samachar"", ""Bangawasi"", ""Bharat Mitra"" and ""Navjeevan"" newspapers, passed away.
10/13/1989Panchayati Raj and Nagarpalika Bills defeated in Rajya Sabha.
3/3/1930Untouchable people fought to enter the temple of 'Kala Rama' at Nasik.
3/23/1923Hemu Kalani, revolutionary freedom fighter, was born at Sukkur, Sind. He was held for removing of fishplates which caused derailment of British Wagon.
3/20/1602United East India Company of the Netherlands i.e. Dutch East India Company was chartered by States-General of Holland. During its 96-year history, it became one of the world's most powerful companies.
3/7/1934Nariman Jamshedji Contractor ""Nari Contractor"", cricketer (Indian batsman & captain) was born in Godhra, Gujarat.
6/16/1934M. Muthuraman, noted Hindi writer and professor, was born at Dindigul in Madurai (Tamil Nadu).