Friday, 16 October 2015

16th OCTOBER TODAY IN HISTORY - DINVISHESH GHADAMODI

Today in Indian History
Events for October 16
16-October-1788Maratha's crowned Shahaalam as king of Delhi.
16-October-1878Vallathol Narayana Menon, great freedom fighter, poet and writer, was born at Chennara village in Kerala.
16-October-1896Govindas Seth, hindi litterateur and politician, was born.
16-October-1905Bengal was partitioned by Lord Curzon on the pretext of it being too big to administer. Instead of dividing it on the basis of non-Bengali areas, the division was on the basis of Hindus and Muslims. Britishers thought that would succeed in increasing Hindu - Muslim tensions. The tremor of partition was felt throughout India and was regarded as an insult and challenge to Indian Nationalism. A movement was launched by the moderates. New method of protests 'Swadeshi and Swaraj' became the slogan of the common man and the whole of India was drawn into the n]ational movement.
16-October-1906Shankar Damodar Chitale, famous author and teacher, was born in Secundarabad.
16-October-1920B. Sathyaji Rao, cricket Test umpire for 17 tests from 1960-79, was born in Karnataka.
16-October-1922M.V. Desai, social reformer and journalist, was born.
16-October-193635 killed in Hindu-Muslim riots at Bombay.
16-October-1942Cyclone in Bay of Bengal kills some 40,000 people in south of Calcutta, India.
16-October-1945Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) established.
16-October-1952Pakistan's first Test vs India starts at Delhi.
16-October-1959National Council of Women's Education was inaugurated in New Delhi.
16-October-1968Hargovind Khorana, Indian scientist, was awarded 1968 Nobel Prize for Medicine and Physiology on man-made synthetic gene.
16-October-1971David Jude Johnson, cricketer (Karnataka fast bowler, India 1996), was born in Arasikere.
16-October-1976Jalgaon Radio Station started broadcasting.
16-October-1978Test debut of Kapil Dev, India vs Pakistan, at Faisalabad.
16-October-1983Harish Chandra, great Indian scientist, died. His work in a narrow branch of modern mathematics led to its developement to such an extent that it drew the attention of mathematicians all over the world.
16-October-1990Dr. Nelson Mandela, conferred with 'Bharat Ratna', the highest civilian honour.
16-October-1990Om Shivpuri, famous film and theatre artist, died.
16-October-1992Capt. P. K. Sahgal of Azad Hind Fauz died. During the trial at the Red Fort, he said, ""Beacuse I wanted freedom for my motherland , I was ready to shed my blood for it."" (15-5-97
16-October-1994CIA connection to CN Annadurai alleged in book on Seshan, Jayalalitha obtains stay.
16-October-1994IRS P-2 successfully placed in orbit.
16-October-1997Queen Elizabeth visits Kalakshetra where she witnesses Bharatanatyam show and film shooting at MGR Film City, Taramani in Chennai. She also goes to Kancheepuram and Sriperumbudur (Rajiv Gandhi memorial).
16-October-1999A woman is elected as the Speaker of the Sikkim Assembly.
16-October-1999Geet Sethi bagged the Fred Davis award as the ""Billiards Player of the Year 1998-99'
16-October-1999Indian women claimed bronze in the Asian team chess championship in Shenyang.
16-October-1999Congress (I)-Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) combine is invited to form the Government in Maharashtra. Vilasrao Deshmukh to be sworn in as Chief Minister.
16-October-1999Dr. Najma Heptulla, Deputy Chairperson of the Rajya Sabha, is elected president of the 138-nation Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU).
16-October-2000Rest 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.


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