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Historical Event on 4/16/1958
Raghuram Adwai Bhat, great Indian left-arm spinner 1983-84, was born at Mangalore.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 5/16/1998 | India rejects China's charges on N-tests. |
| 12/4/1924 | Gateway of India was inagurated by Lord Riding. |
| 1/3/1922 | Kirat Chothairam Babani, versatile Sindhi Writer and Journalist, was born. |
| 4/14/1944 | Blast in ammunition loaded on 1,318 tonned freighter 'S. S. Fort Stikine' which was anchored in Victoria Dock at Bombay. The explosion killed 1376 people, wrecking 27 ships and destroying 40,000 tons of food. |
| 4/21/1975 | Farakka Barrage dedicated to nation. |
| 4/27/1878 | Calcutta University started Women's Education, and allowed women to appear in the Entrance Examination. |
| 9/30/1881 | Rajah Annamalai Chettiar, famous musician, social worker and Governor of the Imperial Bank of India, was born at Kanadukattam, Tamil Nadu. |
| 5/8/1725 | John Lovewell, US Indian fighter, passed away in a battle. |
| 9/12/1779 | Garibdas, follower of Saint Kabir and founder of 'Garib Panth', died. |
| 7/7/1998 | India wins Singer-Akai Nidahas Trophy defeating Sri Lanka by six runs in the final at Colombo. New Zealand was the third team in the fray. |
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