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Historical Event on 10/16/1942

Cyclone in Bay of Bengal kills some 40,000 people in south of Calcutta, India.

Other Historical Dates and Events
7/5/1993Air Marshal Swarup Krishna Kaul appointed Chief of Air Staff.
7/19/1998The INSAT-2C satellite suffers ``disorientation'' - loss of earth lock - briefly.
6/18/1901Ramchandra Bhikaji Gunjikar, Marathi novelist and editor, passed away.
9/9/1999Mahesh Bhupathi and Ai Sugiyama won the mixed doubles title in the U.S. Open.
2/17/1994Bihar leader Ram Lakhan Singh Yadav and Mizoram's Dr. C. Silvera inducted into Union Cabinet.
2/17/1994Babur declared battle against Rana Sangram Singh.
5/18/1999R. B. Sapre, India's first national chess champion, died in Mumbai.
12/30/1906The All India Muslim League was founded in Dacca by a group of big landlords which included Aga Khan III, The Nawab of Dacca and Nawab Mohsin-ul-Mulk-Salimullah. They supported the Partition of Bengal and called for seperate Muslim electrorates and other safeguard for Muslims.
2/18/1871Vithhalbhai Javherbhai Patel, great nation lover and veteran parliament member, was born.
12/20/1987Sweden beats India in Gothenburg (5-0) in 76th Tennis Davis Cup .