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Historical Event on 10/16/1978
Test debut of Kapil Dev, India vs Pakistan, at Faisalabad.
Other Historical Dates and Events |
9/25/1914 | Devilal, former deputy Prime Minister of India and leader of farmers, was born. |
1/22/1901 | Queen Victoria (1819-1901) passed away at Osborne House, Isle of Wight, South England, after a brief illness. She had been throned for almost 64 years, which is the longest reign in British history. She had given her name to an age ""Victorian Britain"". |
7/13/1905 | Gandhiji opposes Bengal Partition, supports boycott of British goods. During Gokhale Lajpat Rai's deputation to Britain, he appeals to Colonial statesmen to treat India ""an integral part of the Empire"" with consideration. Sanjeevan, weekly from Calcutta, also raised the motto to boycott British Goods. |
7/2/1970 | Pandit Kunjilal Dubey, freedom fighter, educationalist and politician, passed away. |
5/28/1989 | Kerala diocese of Marathakavalli was the first Christian priest in India. |
9/4/1984 | Air Chief Marshal L. M. Katre, PVSM, AVSM and Bar, became the Air Officer Commanding, India Command. He was in this office till 01/07/1985. |
8/18/1979 | Vasantrao Naik, former Chief Minister of Maharashtra, died. |
12/10/1902 | Sir Ronald Ross was awarded the Nobel Prize for medicine for detecting the cause of Malaria. |
6/13/1757 | Clive marched to Murshidabad against Nawab Siraj ud-Daulah along with the force comprising of 1800 British and 2000 Indian soldiers with eight canons. |
12/25/1889 | Pandurangi Kodanda Rao, journalist, Hindi writer and social worker, was born in Visakhapatnam, A.P. |
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