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Historical Event on 4/16/1959

Raurkela Iron Project's first furnace started functioning.

Other Historical Dates and Events
10/13/1998Salman Khan, Hindi film actor who was arrested on charges of killing protected wild animals near Jodhpur, is remanded to the custody of the Forest department.
12/21/1994The IAF return from peace keeping duties as part of the Indian contingent supporting UN operations in Somalia.
9/20/1857British troops conquered Delhi from the Mutineers.
10/19/1967Dr. C. V. Raman elucidated his new theory on wave motion in respect to vision and dim light.
9/9/1812The first paper currency was issued by the Bank of Bengal. The notes of this bank were later printed by Perkins, Heath & Co. in England. They can be distinguished into at least 10 different types. They were issued in a wide range of denominations from Rs. 10 to Rs. 1000.
5/27/1951Taraporewala Aquarium was inaugurated at Mumbai by President Dr. Rajendra Prasad.
7/7/197378 drowned as flash flood sweeped a bus into a river (India).
12/23/1959Edward Fredrick Lindlewood Halifax ""Irwin Lord"", English viscount and Governor General of India (1925-1931), died at the age of 78.
2/28/1884Veer Surendra Sai, freedom fighter and revolutionary, passed away.
1/8/1908Mary Nadia Wadia (Fearless Nadia), great actress, was born.