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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
9/11/1993Former Andhra CM Rama Rao, 71, weds 44-year-old college lecturer Lakshmi Sivaparvathi.
9/11/1993Francisco de Almeida, Viceroy of Protuguese India, passed away in a battle.
5/15/1999The BJP and at least 13 of its allies rename themselves the National Democratic Alliance.
7/30/1947The part of Kashmir, North West Frontier Provience (NWFP), was swallowed up by Pakistan. The formality of raising the flag being done in November.
4/2/1902Gulam Ali Khan Ustad Bade was born.
12/20/1957Satyajit Ray's 'Pather Panchali' is declared the best film at the San Francisco Film Festival.
5/5/1977Chandra Shekar chosen President of the Janatha Party.
2/5/1991The last of 1.2 lakh Indians in Kuwait manage to return to India.
2/13/1861Colonel Bernard Irwin attacks & defeats hostile Chiricahua Indians.
1/29/1979Tamil Nadu Expess, India's first Jumbo passenger train, was flagged off from New Delhi Railway Station for Madras.