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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 |
| 9/5/1957 | Wealth Tax Bill passed in Rajya Sabha. |
| 5/8/1725 | John Lovewell, US Indian fighter, passed away in a battle. |
| 11/13/1917 | Gajanan Madhav, famous modern Hindi poet, critic and storywriter, was born. |
| 10/5/1949 | A. K. Pillai, great social reformer and politician, died. |
| 12/10/1870 | Jadhunath Sarkar, history researcher, was born. |
| 2/27/1854 | Lord Dalhousie captured Jhansi under the East India Company. |
| 1/21/1969 | First India built electronic digital computer commissioned. |
| 12/14/1931 | Viceroy of India issues new powers to seize properties of those who, following independence leader Gandhi, refuse to pay taxes. |
| 5/24/1992 | D. R. Bhagwat, veteran journalist, passed away. |
| 6/2/1955 | A British party scales the third highest peak Mt. Kanchenjunga, highest unclimbed peak. |
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