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Historical Event on 03/16/1556
Amarsingh, Rajput king of Mewar, was born.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 2/6/1932 | Veena Das, revolutionary freedom fighter, shot Stenly Jackson, Governor of Calcutta at the convocation ceremony of B.A. degree, but Jackson was afraid and bend down, thus the aim was missed. |
| 1/25/1992 | Swaran Singh and Vajpayee awarded 'Padma Vibhushan'. |
| 2/19/1994 | IRBM Agni Missile test fired successfully for the third time. |
| 6/11/1901 | Pramathanath Bishi, professor and Hindi writer, was born. |
| 2/28/1988 | Jaydev, famous music director, passed away. |
| 3/1/2000 | P.Harikrishna becomes India's youngest International Master in the Sangli International chess tournament. |
| 7/16/1856 | Ishwar Chand Vidyasagar, on the request of Governor Lord Canning, instituted a law announcing the right of Hindu widows for re-marriage. |
| 5/19/1980 | T. N. Raina, former General of India, passed away. |
| 1/11/1991 | Bharat Ratna, India's highest award, was given to Morarji Ranchhodji Desai (1896-1995). |
| 12/21/1974 | Inssatvahana, the first establishment to give submarine training, was commissioned at Visakhapatnam. |
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