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Historical Event on 4/16/1966

Nandlal Bose, who established modern painting in Bengal, passed away.

Other Historical Dates and Events
12/1/1989A 13-member Sikkim Sangram Parishad Ministry headed by Nar Bahadur Bhandari assumes office in Sikkim.
4/29/1998India and Myanmar agree upon steps to ensure trans-border security, cooperation in the fight against trafficking of narcotics and implementation of mutually beneficial cross-border projects.
4/5/1979First Naval Museum of India established in Bombay.
8/6/1920Star Films Ltd., Bombay, was founded by Ardeshir M. lrani and Bhogilal K. M. Dave.
3/31/1980Nirmal Mukherjee, the last Indian Civil Service Officer, retired from service as Cabinet Secretary.
7/27/1994Parliament votes to ban tests for determining the sex of an unborn child, as these tests have resulted in thousands of aborted female fetuses.
7/30/1993CBI arrests Bhupen Dalal and three other brokers for cheating of LIC Mutual Funds involving Rs.173 crore.
3/24/1902Anusilan Samiti, a revolutionary organisation, was formed in Bengal.
10/3/1984India's longest distance train Himsagar Express (from Jammu Tavi to Kanya Kumari) was first flagged.
4/11/1992Marathi cinema's Bhaichandra Govind Pendharkar gets Phalke Award.