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Historical Event on 03/16/1556
Amarsingh, Rajput king of Mewar, was born.
Other Historical Dates and Events |
5/18/1955 | Hindu Marriage Act is amended. |
11/3/1984 | 3,000 die in a three-day anti-Sikh riotsin India. |
1/1/1989 | This year was announced to be observed as the ""International Year of the Young Reader"". |
5/7/1994 | Ustad Jahiruddin Dagar Nasir, famous classical singer of Dhrupad-Dhamar, passed away at the age of 62 in Bareilly. |
12/12/1925 | Ghulam Mustafa Guard, cricketer (lefty pace bowler in 2 Tests for India 1959), was born in Surat, Gujarat. |
7/5/2000 | Rachita Mistry breaks P.T. Usha's long-standing record in 100m (11.39s) clocking 11.26s in the National circuit meet in Bangalore. |
5/15/1989 | NAL's 0.6 m transonic wind tunnel is commissioned. Total project cost is about Rs 20 million. |
5/10/1993 | Santosh Yadav becomes the first Indian woman to reach the Everest for the second time. |
6/22/1993 | JPC draft report raps B. Shankaranand and censures Manmohan Singh. |
10/29/1964 | Priceless and irreplaceable gems, including the famed 'Star of India' of 563.35 carats and 2.5 inches in diameter, were stolen from the American Museum of Natural History, New York, USA, in a daring burglary. An alarm system was discontinued years ago as was the all-night guard in the gem hall, both for reasons of economy. The jewels were uninsured due to high-priced premiums. There were other jewels too that were also robbed during this time. |
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