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Historical Event on 12/16/1515

Affonso de Albuquerque, who is regarded as the real founder of Portuguese power in India, died at the age of 73 years.

Other Historical Dates and Events
10/28/1998Ghulam Ahmed, former Indian cricket captain, died in Hyderabad.
8/15/1990India successfully test fires 'Akash', an advanced medium range surface to air missile.
2/9/1931A set of six stamps were issued during the inauguration of New Delhi.
10/11/1991BJP government in U.P. acquires the disputed Ayodhya land.
9/12/1899Vibhutibhushan Bandopadhyay, world famous Bengali novelist, was born.
3/20/1977General Election (6th) of India ends. First time Indian National Congress Party lost in India.
5/5/1929Curfew was imposed in a bid to quell Hindu-Muslim riots that had claimed 21 lives in Bombay.
7/25/1976Sriram Singh at Montreal sets record for 800m in 1.45.77.
10/21/1947The office of Controller of Military Accounts (Pensions), Lahore was bifurcated and the pension work relating to Indian nationals was transferred to Allahabad.
9/21/1746French expeditionary army occupies Labourdonnais & Dupleix Madras.
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