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Historical Event on 2/16/1944

Dadasaheb Phalke passed away in Nasik at the age of 74. He is remembered as the 'Father of Indian Cinema'. He produced India's first feature Film, 'Raja Harishchandra'. He was Director, Producer, Writer, Editor & Laboratorian. Dada Saheb Phalke Award issued by Government of India is given in his memory.

Other Historical Dates and Events
8/19/1946Cabinet Mission's plan announced an interim government, which was formed by reconstituting the Viceroy's Executive Council. The Muslim League took umbrage and started direct action. Riots broke out as Muslims attacked Hindu's in Calcutta and the rest of Bengal. The Viceroy persuaded the Muslim League to join the government. But the League declined to join the Constituent Assembly unless the demand for a seperate state of ""Pakistan"" was conceded.
2/24/1994Sharp increase in freight rates in the 1994-95 Railway budget; Pre-budget Economic Survey puts GDP growth in 1993-94 at 3.8\%.
1/10/199728th International Film Festival of India opens at Trivandrum.
4/18/1959India, Pakistan sign one-year pact on Indus River irrigation.
12/30/1947India informs Pakistan and other dominion representatives that it has decided to refer the Kashmir issue to the Security Council under Article 35 of the United Nations Charter.
11/30/1759Alamgir was murdered by his minister Imad-ul-Mulk.
6/5/1997Brahmapuram diesel power project, KSEB's first thermal power project, situated 25 km from Kochi, Kerala commissioned.
6/22/198219 persons were killed and 25 injured when an Air India Boeing 707 from Singapore via Madras crashed at Bombay.
3/12/1938Vijay Laxman Mehra, cricketer (Indian Test batsman from age 17), was born in Amritsar.
8/11/1956The Lok Sabha passed the States Reorganisation Act.