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Historical Event on 4/16/1966
Nandlal Bose, who established modern painting in Bengal, passed away.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 12/4/1920 | Michael Bates, actor (Clockwork Orange, Patton), was born in Jhansi, India. |
| 7/20/1990 | GOI notifies restrictions on liberal import policy announced earlier. The restrictions will cut the import bill by about Rs. 1000 crore. |
| 8/20/1991 | Indian Oil Executive Director K. Doraiswamy released after 52 days of being in the custody of Kashmir ultras. |
| 1/18/1959 | Miss Meera Behn, follower of Gandhi, left India for good. |
| 1/31/2000 | All seven accused in the Jain hawala case discharged. |
| 1/10/1922 | Museum of Prince of Wales, situated at Mumbai, opened for public. |
| 11/3/1995 | Sheila Kaul becomes Governor of Himachal Pradesh, P. Shivshankar of Kerala and V Reghunath Reddy takes additional charge of Sikkim. |
| 5/21/1930 | A raid of nationalists on salt works in Dharasana results in 630 casualties and the arrest of Mrs. Naidy, leader of the civil disobedience campaign. |
| 7/27/1887 | Sardar Davar Tehmuras Kavasji, social worker and lawyer, was born. |
| 4/2/1970 | Privy purses and special privileges of former Indian rulers abolished. |
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