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Historical Event on 5/16/1986

V. Shantaram, 75, was chosen for the Dada Saheb Phalke award.

Other Historical Dates and Events
12/9/1977Ravishankar Mahashankar Rawal, famous painter, passed away.
7/24/1783Simon Bolivar, great dynamic leader and social reformer, was born at Carcas.
6/9/1923Idris Hassan Latif, Air Chief Marshal, was born at Hyderabad, Deccan.
2/19/1978Pankaj Mallik, famous Bengali music director and playback singer, passed away. He was the singer of the famous Hindi song ""Piya Milan Ko Jaana"".
1/22/1973Swami Ramanand Tirth, politician and educationalist, passed away.
1/25/1957Kashmir becomes Indian state.
4/8/1992Congress (I) government led by Rajkumar Dorendra Singh sworn in in Manipur.
4/12/1983Richard Attenborough's 'Gandhi' wins 8 Oscars.
2/8/1986For the first time in the country, pre-paid taxi sevice scheme was established at New Delhi airport.
2/8/1986Guru Angad Dev, Sikh Guru, passed away.