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1913, 16th August: Tohuku Imperial University of Japan became the first university in Japan to admit female students
1946, 16th August: the All Hyderabad Trade Union Congress was founded in Sikandarabad, India
1946, 16th August: More than 4000 people were killed 72 hours in Riots in Kolkata, India
1960, 16th August: The new Republic of Cyprus came into being today
1962, 16th August: Eight years after the remaining French Indian territories were handed to India, the ratifications of the treaty are exchanged to make the transfer official
1991, 16th August: Indian Airlines Flight 257, a Boeing 737-200, crashes during the approach to Imphal airport, killing all 69 people on board
1994, 16th August: Taslima Nasrin, A Bangladeshi Author, Honoured with Kurt Kurt Tucholsky Award in Sweden
2010, 16th August: China became the Second largest economy of the world
On this Day Famous Birthdays & Birth Anniversaries on August 16
1904 Subhadra Kumari Chauhan, an Indian poet
1913 Menachem Begin, Belarusian-Israeli politician, Prime minister of Israel, Nobel Prize laureate
1958 Madonna, American pop singer and actress who has had a string of hits with record such as ‘Like a virgin’, ‘Material Girl’, and ‘Justice my love’
1957 RR Patil, Indian advocate and politician
1968 Arvind Kejarival, Indian politician and 7th Chief Minister of Delhi
1970 Saif Ali khan, Indian actor
1970 Manisha Koerala, Indian Nepali Actress
On this Day Death Anniversaries of famous people on August 16
1705 Jacob Bernoulli, Swiss mathematician and theorist
1886 Ramkrishna, Indian Hindu saint, Guru of Swami Vivekananda
1888 John Pemberton, American Pharmacist, and Chemist He invented Coca-Cola
1977 Elvis Presley, King of Rock n’ Roll
1997 Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, a Pakistani singer who was considered one of the prominent figures in modern Qawwali music
2000 Renu Saluja, an Indian film editor
2003 Idi Amin, Political leader who became the third president of Uganda
2018 Atal Bihari Vajpeyi, Indian politician and former Prime minister of India
What happened in India on 16 August
16-August-1886
Swami Ramakrishna Paramahamsa dies at the age of 50. His real name was Gadadhar Ghatterji. An Indian mystic, leader and saint, he preached unity of religions. Swami Vivekanand was his disciple.
16-August-1901
Shripad Ramchandra Tikekar, journalist and critic, was born.
16-August-1922
Raunaq Singh, great industrialist and philanthropist, was born at Daska.
16-August-1923
Narayan Athavle, famous Marathi litterateur and journalist, was born.
16-August-1932
Britain instituted new electoral plan for India: to allow limited untouchables and giving them separate representation.
16-August-1933
Mahatma Gandhi goes on fast for being denied to continue the anti-untouchability propaganda.
16-August-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.
16-August-1958
Pather Panchali’ won the top five awards, including feature length motion picture, and got a honorary mention at the Vancouver International Film Festival.
16-August-1965
Indian troops cross Kashmir line, seizes two Pakistani outposts.
16-August-1974
A.Shankar was appointed as the Narcotics Commissioner of India. He headed this office till 31st March 1977.
16-August-1980
Communal riots continue; death toll in Uttar Pradesh City hits 130.
16-August-1991
Indian Airliner Boeing 737 crashes in Manipur’s Churachandpur district killing all 69 aboard.
16-August-1991
C. Achuta Menon, former CM of Kerala, passed away.
16-August-1994
Government agrees to present the revised ATR on JPC report on Scam; Parliament crisis defused.
16-August-1996
CBI raids house of former minister Sukh Ram and finds cash and jewellery to the tune of Rs. 3 crore.
16-August-1997
Bodo extremists kill 13 villagers in Nalbari district in Assam.
16-August-1997
Krishan Kant, Andhra Pradesh’s Governor, elected as the Vice President of India.
16-August-2000
Rangarajan Kumaramangalam, Union Power Minister, goes into a coma after multiple organ failure.