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Historical Event on 8/16/1922

Raunaq Singh, great industrialist and philanthropist, was born at Daska.

Other Historical Dates and Events
11/13/1917Vasantrao Banduji Patil, former Chief Minister of Maharashtra, was born.
1/26/2001Bharat Ratna, India's highest award, was given to Lata Mangeshkar.
11/30/2000Jagdev Singh Talwandi, a former Akali Dal leader, was the unanimous choice as the new SGPC president.
10/12/1976Indian Airlines Caravelle crashed after take off from Bombay.
2/13/1991Muslim League leaves the UDF in Kerala.
10/9/1970Production of Uranium 233 started at Bhabha Atomic Research Centre in Bombay.
10/29/1930Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru is sent back to prison for two yearrs following a speech he made at Allahabad the day after his release from jail.
2/19/1949Mass arrests of communists in India.
1/30/1991Union Government dismisses Karunanidhi government. President's rule imposed in Tamil Nadu.
5/21/1990Moelvi Muhammad Farouk, great Indian spiritual leader, was murdered.