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Historical Event on 4/16/1930
Baba Kanshi Ram, freedom fighter and social reformer, was arrested by British police.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 4/14/1905 | Earthquake at Kangra region in Himachal. |
| 4/14/1905 | Portuguese Catholics conquer Goa under Albuquerque, the then Governor, to serve as capital of their Asian maritime empire beginning conquest and exploitation of India by Europeans. |
| 12/21/1921 | Praphulchandra Natwarlal Bhagwati, justice of Supreme Court, was born. |
| 2/23/1993 | Noted Hindi poet Naresh Mehta wins Gyanpith Award. |
| 2/23/1993 | Mughal Emperor Akbar was proclaimed as successor of Humayun at the age of tewelve years at Kalanur, Gurudaspur district, Punjab. Akbar (1542-1605), grandson of Babur, became third Mughal Emperor at the age of 13 years. He de-established Islam as state religion and declared himself impartial ruler of Hindus and Muslims. He also encouraged Art, Culture and Religious Tolerance. |
| 7/2/1970 | Pandit Kunjilal Dubey, freedom fighter, educationalist and politician, passed away. |
| 5/20/1994 | Indian ship rescues over 2000 Indian nationals trapped in the embattled Yemen's port city of Aden. |
| 4/26/1841 | Bombay Gazette begins publishing on silk. |
| 4/26/1841 | Pieter de Carpentier, flemish Governor General of Dutch East-Indies, was born. |
| 3/7/1921 | Kulwant Singh Virk, famous Hindi writer and journalist, was born. |
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