December 16 in History

Vijay Diwas

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16th Dec 1859

167 Years ago

Rajahmundry, Masulipatam, and Guntur Collectorates Merged to Form Godavari and Krishna Districts

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16th Dec 1903

123 Years ago

Taj Mahal Palace Hotel Established in Mumbai

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16th Dec 1922

104 Years ago

freedom fighter Parvati Devi was arrested for revolutionary speeches

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16th Dec 1924

102 Years ago

• Padma Shri

Nissim EzekielPoetPlaywrightEditorCriticTeacher

BORN

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16th Dec 1937

89 Years ago

Hawa Singh SheoranArmy OfficerBoxer

BORN

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16th Dec 1951

75 Years ago

The Salar Jung Museum was opened to the public in Hyderabad, India.

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16th Dec 1959

67 Years ago

H D KumaraswamyPoliticianProducerBusinessman

BORN

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16th Dec 1971

55 Years ago

The war between india and pakistan end with the creation of Bangladesh

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16th Dec 1971

55 Years ago

• Second Lieutenant

Arun KhetarpalArmy Officer

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16th Dec 1994

32 Years ago

Ritika SinghFilm ActressBoxerMartial Artist

BORN

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16th Dec 2005

21 Years ago

• Padma Bhushan

Boyi BhimannaAcademicianAuthorIndependence ActivistJournalistPoet

DEATH

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16th Dec 2006

20 Years ago

First ever spacewalk for Sunita Williams

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16th Dec 2008

18 Years ago

BhargaviFilm ActressTelevision Presenter

DEATH

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16th Dec 2012

14 Years ago

Jyoti Singh was brutally gang-raped and assaulted on a moving bus in Delhi, India, an act that sparked unprecedented national and global outrage.

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History to be Continued …