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Historical Event on 2/16/1932
Sibnath Banerjee, trade union movement leader, passed away. He founded several organisation like Congress Socialist Party, A.I.T.U.C. and Hind Mazdoor Sabha, etc.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 10/12/1997 | Queen Elizebeth II, accompanied by husband Duke of Edinburgh Philips, arrived in New Delhi on a week-long state visit to mark India's 50th anniversary of Independence. |
| 4/4/1858 | Rani Laxmibai fled to Gwalior through Kalpi after giving a solid blow to British troops. |
| 4/8/1946 | HMS 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. |
| 4/10/1993 | Student hijackers of IA plane overpowered in Lucknow. |
| 7/21/1883 | Star Theatre was opened in Calcutta. |
| 8/8/1946 | India agrees to give Bhutan 32 miles. |
| 6/5/1882 | Cyclonic Storm & floods in Arabian Sea hit Bombay. About 100,000 people drowned. |
| 3/27/1966 | Indira Gandhi meets Johnson in Washington. |
| 2/12/1882 | Satyendranath Dutt, famous Bengali poet, was born. |
| 10/6/1913 | V. R. Kant, famous poet, was born. |
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