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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
11/18/1772Madhav Rao Peshwa (the 4th peshwa ruler) died at the age of 28. Narayanrao succeeded him.
3/10/1954The history of 104 HU, the most prestigious and the oldest Helicopter Unit of the IAF, is studded with more than four decades of glorious past and yeomen service rendered to the country. One-O-Four was raised as Helicopter Flight at Palam on 10th March 1954.
10/14/1985Assam Ganparishad established.
5/27/1857Nana Sahib was captured at Kanpur.
8/10/2000Parliament approves the Uttar Pradesh Reorganisation Bill to create a hilly state of Uttaranchal.
12/16/2000Kalyan Banerjee becomes the first Indian to head the Rotary Foundation, one of the richest bodies of the Rotary International.
5/7/1990Government of India bans strikes in any service in any oil field or refinery under the Essential Services Maintenance Act.
1/31/1958First Earth Satellite Explorer I was launched from Cape Kennedy.
5/5/1971India appeals for urgent aid for 1.8 mil. for Bangladeshi refugees in New Delhi.
9/21/1995Rumors that statues of the Hindu god Ganesh were drinking milk spread in New Delhi.