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Historical Event on 2/16/1896
Suryakant Tripathi 'Nirala', great Hindi poet, litterateur, writer, social worker and editor, was born.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 8/22/1987 | Aircraft carrier ship of Indian Navy 'Virat' joined in fleet. |
| 5/19/1980 | T. N. Raina, former General of India, passed away. |
| 4/19/1960 | Meeting of Afro-Asian Conference at New Delhi. |
| 1/18/1996 | N. T. Rama Rao, chief minister of Andhra Pradesh (during 1983-84, 84-89, 94-95), passed away at Hydrabad. |
| 6/30/1991 | A 36-member Congress ministry led by Hiteswar Saikia assumes office in Assam. |
| 2/7/1993 | Medium-range surface to surface missile, 'Prithvi' successfully launched for the 10th time. |
| 6/22/1971 | Habib Muhammad died. |
| 9/4/1880 | Bhupendranath Dutt, Bengali litterateur and politician, was born. |
| 4/11/1913 | Iron ropes bridge known as 'Laxman Jhula' was constructed over Ganga at Hrishikesh |
| 2/2/1930 | Vasudev Govind Apte, editor and dictrionay creator, passed away. |
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