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Historical Event on 5/16/1945

Prahraj Gopalchandra, modern author of Oria language, passed away.

Other Historical Dates and Events
9/24/1997E. S. Venkataramiah (72), former Chief Justice of India, died in Bangalore.
3/18/1991West Bengal opts for assembly poll.
2/16/1997Tribal militants kill 21 persons in Tripura.
6/11/200027 army personnel die after the bus carrying them plunges into a gorge at a spot 80 km from Jammu.
10/29/1971Cyclone and tidal waves struck Orissa state claiming 10,000 lives.
11/20/1942Attri Devi, freedom fighter, was arrested for further six months. She was earlier arrested for personal satyagraha and to hoist the national flag in Delhi Central Jail on January 26.
4/9/1965After Indo-Pak conflict of 1965, the Raksha Medal, Samar Seva Star and some others were introduced.
3/20/1970Establishment of Muslim Satyashodhak Samaj.
6/1/1959The Chinese occupy Tibet and Dalai Lama flees to India.
8/26/1984An Indian Airlines Boeing with 68 passengers and a crew of six hijacked to Lahore. The 12 Sikh hijackers then surrendered to the authorities in the U.A.E and released all the passengers.