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Historical Event on 2/16/1962
General Election ( 3rd) of India begins.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 3/1/1924 | Naresh Mehta was born. |
| 11/11/1888 | Maulana Abul Kalam Azad, freedom fighter, was born in Mecca. He was an outspoken champion of rationalism and progressiveness in all spheres of Indian life. |
| 8/5/1991 | Leila Seth was sworn the Chief Justice of Himachal Pradesh High Court. She is a judge of Delhi High Court. |
| 12/28/1996 | India all out for 66 at Durban after making 100 in the first innings of the game. |
| 12/6/1946 | Homeguard Organination was established. |
| 8/18/1700 | Bajirao I, the second peshwa, was born. |
| 10/5/1997 | Dr. Kalpana Chawla became the first Indian woman to become an astronaut. (year 1997 or Oct. 5, 1998) |
| 6/8/1906 | Syed Nazir Ali, cricketer (bro of Wazir Ali, India's 1st Test 1932), born at Jullunder. |
| 5/27/1910 | Robert Koch, famous French scientist, passed away. |
| 3/21/1997 | Jockey Vasant Shinde retires. |
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