16 APR HISTORY TODAY

Today in Indian History
Events for April 16

16-April-1801	Warrior Vithoji Holkar of Peshwa kingdom was assassinated.
16-April-1848	Kandukuri Veeresalingam, Telegu author and social reformer, was born in Andhra Pradesh.
16-April-1852	The first railway on Indian sub-continent ran over a stretch of 21 miles from Bombay to Thane. In the inauguration ceremony, 14 railway carriages carrying about 400 guests left Bori Bunder (presently C.S.T.) at 3.30 pm, amidst the loud applause of a vast multitude and to the salute of 21 guns.
16-April-1853	The first Railway Train on Indian sub-continent ran over a streach of 21 miles i.e. 35 kms from Bombay to Thane. In the inauguration ceremony, 14 railway carriages carrying about 400 guests left Bori Bunder (presently C.S.T.) at 3.30 pm, amidst the loud applause of a vast multitude and to the salute of 21 guns.
16-April-1903	Kalka-Simla Railway line section was opened for public conveyance.
16-April-1918	Lalita Pawar, famous actress of Indian film industry, was born.
16-April-1918	Spike Milligan, famous actor and comedian (Digby, 3 Musketeers), was born in India.
16-April-1930	Baba Kanshi Ram, freedom fighter and social reformer, was arrested by British police.
16-April-1930	Rioting continues in India as British police fire on mob of 10,000.
16-April-1934	Ram Damodar Naik was born in Sangli (Maharashtra).
16-April-1958	Raghuram Adwai Bhat, great Indian left-arm spinner 1983-84, was born at Mangalore.
16-April-1959	Raurkela Iron Project's first furnace started functioning.
16-April-1962	Third Lok Sabha constituted after the third general election in India. J. L. Nehru forms the third Congress ministry.
16-April-1963	Gopal Singh Nepali, famous poet, passed away.
16-April-1966	Nandlal Bose, who established modern painting in Bengal, passed away.
16-April-1974	Dr. Sarvapalli Radhanakrishnan, former President of India, Philosophist and litterateur, passed away.
16-April-1976	The govt. announces its new birth-control program to curb population growth.
16-April-1980	Delhi beat Bombay by 240 runs to win Ranji Trophy final.
16-April-1991	President's rule imposed in Haryana.
16-April-1992	Arjun Singh, Pawar, Antony win CWC polls.
16-April-1992	The PM gives a new slogan to the nation, 'Desh banao, desh bachao'.
16-April-1993	The Supreme Court stays the operation of M.P. High Court's order quashing President's rule in the state.
16-April-1996	Narasimha Rao, PM, visits Kerala (2 days).
16-April-1997	Govt. orders foreign and domestic airlines to install air safety systems by the end of 1998. Aircraft with more than 30 seats that do not have Airborne Collision Avoidance System and transponders not to be allowed into Indian airpace from 1/1/99.
16-April-1997	Anupama Gokhale wins National women's `A' chess in Calcutta.
16-April-1997	G. Kishenchand, former Indian Test cricketer, died.
16-April-2000	India wins the second leg of the pre-olympic hockey tournament at Perth.