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Historical Event on 10/16/1971

David Jude Johnson, cricketer (Karnataka fast bowler, India 1996), was born in Arasikere.

Other Historical Dates and Events
10/16/1971Babur's eldest son Humayun ascended the throne. He was, doubtless, a man of parts.
7/8/1972Sourav Chandidas Ganguly, cricketer (centuries in 1st two Tests for India 1996), was born in Calcutta.
12/5/1998Jaswant Singh and Pramod Mahajan take over as the new Foreign Minister and Minister for Information and Broadcasting. Jagmohan takes over as Minister for Communications.
9/2/1992Shripad Deshpande, senior journalist, passed away.
4/22/1991IMF and the World Bank decide to grant $1 billion loan to India.
9/30/1999Hindi writer Prof. Prem Shankar and Tamil scholar Ashokamitran selected for K.K. Birla Foundation Fellowships in comparative Indian literature.
9/15/1997Prasar Bharati Act comes into force seeking to free Doordarshan and Akashvani from government control.
8/11/1893First Hindu-Muslim riots in Maharashtra.
7/17/1979Jagjivan Ram elected Janata parliamentary party leader. Charan Singh is PM heading Janatha (S)-Congress coalition and Jagjivan Ram is leader of the opposition in the Lok Sabha.
1/27/199455 miners, trapped inside New Kenda Colliery of Eastern Coal Fields, die.