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Historical Event on 7/16/1917
Jagdishchandra Mathur, modern Hindi playwright, was born.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 3/16/1966 | Judge Amal Kumar Sarkar became the Chief Justice of India. He held this office till 29/06/1966. |
| 4/6/1993 | Divya Bharati, famous Hindi film actress (Deewana), died at the age of 19. |
| 5/10/1905 | Pankaj Malik, music director, was born. |
| 10/20/1920 | Censor Board, after examining the film 'Ahilya Uddhar' on October 20, started mentioning the number of reels as well as the length in feet on the Censor Certificate. The film had already been released earlier on August 23, 1919. |
| 3/5/1699 | Maharaja Jaisingh-II crowned as King of Jaipur kingdom and sat on Amber throne. |
| 8/15/1772 | Divani and Faujdary courts seperated by East India Company. |
| 8/8/1949 | India concludes a treaty with Bhutan. |
| 8/8/1949 | Pieter de Carpentier, flemish Governor General of Dutch East-Indies, was born. |
| 4/3/1914 | Sam Hormuj Framji Jamshedji Manekshaw, India's first Field Marshal, was born. He was better known as ""Sam Manekshaw"". |
| 7/2/1993 | Delhi High Court stays the Lok Sabha Speaker's order disqualifying four Janata Dal MPs under the anti-defection law. |
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