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Historical Event on 10/16/1971
David Jude Johnson, cricketer (Karnataka fast bowler, India 1996), was born in Arasikere.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 2/12/1997 | Parkash Singh Badal, President, Shiromani Akali Dal (Badal), sworn in as the Chief Minister of Punjab for third time. |
| 11/3/1988 | Indian armed forces mounted special operations to help the Indian Ocean archipelago of the Maldives and dealt with the 150 sea-borne invaders who stormed Maldivian Capital, Male and soughted to overthrow the democratically elected Government of the Maldives. |
| 5/24/1993 | India and Uzbekistan sign five pacts. |
| 5/24/1875 | Sir Sayed Ahmed Khan established Mohmmad Anglo Oriental School which was renamed in 1920 as 'Aligarh Muslim University'. |
| 9/28/1964 | The simmering dispute of India and Pakistan between the Hindus and Muslims erupted again in Kashmir. Fighting was also reported on this day in the Indian province of Rajasthan. China, which supported Pakistan in the dispute, sent massed troops on its border. |
| 3/23/1967 | Pandey Bechain Sharma (Ugra) passed away. |
| 3/14/1967 | Vijay Yadav, cricketer (Indian wicket-keeper between More & Mongia), was born in Gonda. |
| 1/10/1959 | Martin Luther King, the US Black leader, arrived in New Delhi. |
| 10/17/1915 | Virendra Kumar Jain, great Hindi writer, was born in Mandsaur. |
| 9/9/1942 | Shirish Kumar, martyr, died. |
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