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Historical Event on 5/16/1986

V. Shantaram, 75, was chosen for the Dada Saheb Phalke award.

Other Historical Dates and Events
9/8/1993Andhra cabinet reshuffled by dropping four legislators and bringing in 16 new faces.
6/12/1990Indian National Satellite (INSAT-1D) launched. This is an operational multi-purpose communication and meteorology satellite. It is still in service. It was launched by US Delta launch vehicle, Kennedy Space Centre in Florida, USA.
1/3/1921First Indian Parliament meets.
1/28/1895Shankarrao Dattatray Dev, veteran Congress leader, Gandhian and Sarvoday leader, was born.
6/13/1997At least 60 persons were feared killed and several injured in a fire in Uphaar Grand cinema in South Delhi.
3/8/1930Mahatma Gandhi started civil disobedience movement continues in India.
2/1/1985Muhammad Azharuddin created a world record at Kanpur by hitting a century in each of his first three test.
11/21/1914Ujwala Mazumdar, freedom fighter and member of Bengal Valunteers, was born at Dhaka.
2/9/1874Govind Tryambak Darekar, Marathi poet, was born.
2/14/1952Smt. Sushma Kaushal Swaraj was born in Ambala Cantt. (Haryana).