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Historical Event on 10/16/1990
Om Shivpuri, famous film and theatre artist, died.
Other Historical Dates and Events |
5/15/1817 | Maharshi Devendranath Tagore, Bengali social reformer and father of Rabindranath Tagore, was born. |
11/14/1926 | Piloo H. Mody, social reformer, politician and architect, was born at Bombay. |
3/14/1990 | Akash' missile tested successfully. |
2/12/1999 | The Centre dismisses the Rabri Devi Government in Bihar and imposes President's rule. |
8/16/1946 | Hindus and Muslims riot in Calcutta. 90 people lost their lives and other 900 were hurt. The Muslim League observed a ""Direct Action Day"" and announced its withdrawal of support from all plans. |
8/16/1946 | The first visit of Jesuit Priest of Goa in the Court of Emperor Akbar at Fatehpur Sikri. |
11/27/1881 | Kashi Prasad Jayaswal, great lawyer, philosopher and eminent historian, was born at Mirzapur, UP. |
1/29/1781 | First Newspaper, J.A.Hickey's Bengal Gazette - January 29, 1781. |
8/15/1947 | At the stroke of midnight, India is free after 163 years of British Raj. At the same time Muslims win a degree of freedom from Hindus. They have their own separate dominion Pakistan in the British Commonwealth Sect. |
7/17/1992 | Lok Sabha rejects no-trust motion. |
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