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Historical Event on 9/16/1931

Ennackal Chandy George Sudarshan, popularly known as George Sudarshan, was born in Kottayam, Kerala. He was a physicist of world repute.

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5/20/1900Sumitranandan Pant was born.
12/23/1944U C Joshi, cricketer (Sussex off-spinner 1970-74 from India), was born.
3/1/1962Gaya University renamed as Magadh University.
9/21/1954Last Indian troops withdraw from Tibet.
8/16/1958Pather Panchali' won the top five awards, including feature length motion picture, and got a honorary mention at the Vancouver International Film Festival.
11/12/1762Peshwa surrendered in Battle of Alegaon.
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1/2/1990Capt. Nivedita Bhasin, 26, becomes the youngest woman pilot in world civil aviation history to command a jet aircraft.