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Historical Event on 1/16/1954

Baburao Painter (Baburao Krishnaji Meshri), famous artist, sculptor, filmmaker and producer, died.

Other Historical Dates and Events
3/21/1791Tipu Sultan capitulated to Lord Cornwallis.
12/22/1843Debendranath Tagore, father of Rabindranath Tagore, accepted Brahmo religion at the hands of Ramchandra Vidyabagish.
11/8/1991K.P.S. Gill reappointed DGP in Punjab.
10/27/2000The Vajpayee Government 'clears' the names of Surjit Singh Barnala, Prabhat Kumar and Dinanath Tiwari for appointment as the Governors of the new States of Uttaranchal, Jharkhand and Chhatisgarh respectively.
10/18/1995President's Rule imposed in UP and the State Assembly put in suspended animation.
6/5/1974Smallpox epidemic in the country.
10/18/1980The first Himalayan Car Rally of 5,377.9 km was started from Brabourne Stadium, Bombay with 74 starters.
1/9/1923Satyendranath Tagore, Bengali litterateur, passed away.
4/1/2000India wins four golds in the under-14 Youth chess championship in Teheran.
5/13/1946Sarwate and Banerjee add 249 runs for the 10th wkt stand for Indians v Surrey.