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Historical Event on 03/16/1556
Amarsingh, Rajput king of Mewar, was born.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 10/16/1976 | Jalgaon Radio Station started broadcasting. |
| 10/6/1858 | Nanasaheb Peshwa, a revolutionary of first mutiny, died. |
| 8/18/1969 | Humayun Kabir, great politician, died. |
| 5/31/1997 | Fourth National Games opened at Bangalore. |
| 7/17/1903 | Joseph, versatile author in Malyalam language and critic Butshshor, was born. |
| 4/5/1950 | Spurred by recent clashes in East and West Bengal between Muslims and Hindus, Indian Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru and his Pakistani couterpart Ali Khan today reached agreement on a ""Bill of Rights for Minorities"". This bill included a provision for ""drumhead justice,"" or summary justice to persons convicted of violating minority rights. |
| 5/13/1905 | Fakruddin Ali Ahmed, the fifth President of India, was born at Delhi. |
| 10/23/1996 | Amjad Ali Khan, sarod maestro, appointed UNICEF's national ambassador for children. |
| 10/23/1996 | The first ship of the Dutch East India Company returned from Far East. |
| 7/12/1947 | Pochiah Krishnamurthy, great Indian cricket wicket-keeper (1971 WI tour), was born in Hyderabad. |
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