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Historical Event on 8/16/1922
Raunaq Singh, great industrialist and philanthropist, was born at Daska.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 9/27/1974 | Pankaj Dharmani, Indian ODI batsman (1997), was born. |
| 1/23/1954 | Bakshi Ghulam Mohammad declares that the State of Kashmir is a part of India. |
| 10/16/1990 | Dr. Nelson Mandela, conferred with 'Bharat Ratna', the highest civilian honour. |
| 11/11/1872 | Abdul Karim Khan, famous singer of ""Kirana Gharana"", was b |
| 8/1/1966 | Himachal Pradesh Krishi Vishvavidyalaya (HPKV) was established at Palampur under the aegis of Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana, to cater to the need of hilly areas of erstwhile Punjab. |
| 9/4/1980 | Second Commonwealth Regional Heads of Government Conference in New Delhi. |
| 9/17/1879 | E.V. Ramaswami Naicker, prominent leader of Dravid movement and social reformer, was born at Erode in Tamil Nadu. |
| 6/25/1975 | President Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed signed the declaration of Emergency Rule in India. Prime Minister Indira Gandhi implemented the same very next day. |
| 6/12/1997 | Jain hawala case dropped against former ministers Kamal Nath, B.D. Dhakne, Chand Ram and Bhuta Singh. |
| 7/31/1974 | B. S. Chawla was appointed as the Narcotics Commissioner of India. He headed this office till 15-08-1974. |
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