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Historical Event on 1/16/1924

In a tragic ship wreck, Kumaran Asan, famous Malayalam poet & eminent social worker, died.

Other Historical Dates and Events
1/18/1938The last batch of the political prisioners sailed back to the mainland from the Cellular Jail.
10/11/1999Congress (I) Ministry under the leadership of Mukut Mithi is sworn-in in Arunachal Pradesh.
1/17/1952The pension work of CDA (Factories), Calcutta and the Defence civilians in ordnance factories was transferred to the office of the CDA (P), Allahabad.
2/13/1993School collapses killing 21 pupils and 4 teachers.
8/10/1979Rohini Technology Payload (RTP) intended for measuring in-flight performance of first experimental flight of SLV-3, the first Indian Space launch vehicle, failed to be placed in orbit.
5/19/1980Dr. Ramashankar Shukla 'Rasal', famous writer, passed away.
3/5/1989Baba Prithvisingh, founder of Labour Party, passed away.
10/18/1992Zimbabwe's first Test match vs India at Harare.
7/30/1957Export Risk Insurance Corporation of India was established through which exporting materials were insured.
12/25/1974Indian Aeroplane Jumbo 747 was hijacked and taken over to Rome.