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Historical Event on 10/16/2000

Rest of India wins the Irani Trophy cricket tournament. Murali Karthik scalps nine for 70, the best figures by a bowler in 38 Irani cup matches.

Other Historical Dates and Events
6/26/1991Sharad Pawar joins Union Cabinet as Defence Minister.
6/23/1984An Air-India jumbo jet plunged into the Atlantic Ocean near Ireland today, killing all 329 people on board. Indian officials said the crash apparently was caused by a bomb placed aboard the jetliner by a Sikh extremist group as retaliation for an army raid.
1/29/1992India and Israel decide to establish full diplomatic relations.
3/17/1955Indian Standard's Institute started working to control the quality of Indian products and the ISI mark was issued to quality products.
2/28/1997The samadhi of Morarji Desai - Abhay Ghat - near Sabarmati Ashram, Ahmedabad to be converted to a national monument, this was decided on Feburary 11.
7/5/1658Aurangzeb arrested Murad.
1/17/1913Yadvendra Singh, HH LtG. Maharaja of Patial, cricketer (scored 24 & 60 in only Test India vs England), was born in Patiala, Punjab.
2/2/1964Rajkumari Amrit Kaur, social reformer and freedom fighter, passed away.
10/22/1796Sawai Madhav Rao Peshwa II committed suicide by jumping from the terrace.
2/28/1930Strike by workers of the Nizam state railways over bonus.