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Historical Event on 2/16/1982

Jawaharlal Nehru was staged first time in Calcutta Invitation International Gold Cup Football Tournament.

Other Historical Dates and Events
1/15/1965Food Corporation of India inaugurated in Madras.
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12/11/1687Madras' first presidency chartered with a Mayor s court as a Municipal Corporation.
6/23/1927All India Radio's broadcasting service started in 1927 by privately owned transmitter at Bombay and Calcutta.
11/20/1967First Indian made Sounding Rocket 'Rohini RH75' launched into space from Thumba Equatorial Rocket Launching Station.
10/24/1990BJP-sponsored 'Bharat Bandh' in protest against L. K. Advani's arrest evokeed mixed response.
10/24/1868Balasaheb Pantpratinidhi, king of Aundh and painter, was born.
5/13/1967Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan (1888-1975) retired from the post of second President.
3/11/1881Ashley Eden unveiled in Calcutta Town Hall the first statue of Indians Ram Nath Tagore and Dwarkanath Tagore.
5/22/1996Ravi Shastri appointed UNICEF's national ambassador for children.