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Historical Event on 5/16/1986

V. Shantaram, 75, was chosen for the Dada Saheb Phalke award.

Other Historical Dates and Events
2/12/1987Mahamayaprasad Sinha, former Chief Minister of Bihar, passed away.
4/1/1962Metric weights became compulsory as New Weights and Measurements Metric system was intoduced by Indian Government.
6/28/1928Baburao Sadvelkar, famous painter, was born.
5/17/1865Raobahadur Govind Sakharam Sardesai `Riyasatkar' was born.
8/20/1988Earthquake measuring 6.5 on Richter Scale strikes India and Nepal. Thousands killed.
5/25/1990Jag Mohan, J&K Governor, resigns. Girish Chandra Saxena appointed new Governor.
10/22/1764The Battle of Buxar was fought between armies of Mir Qasim, the Nawab of Bengal; the Nawab of Awadh; and the Mughal Emperor Shah Alam II and British East India Company led by Hector Munro.
1/9/1664Shivaji started Surat campaign and left the city after plundering the place.
1/18/1999The office of the Board of Control for Cricket in India is ransacked allegedly by Shiv Sainiks protesting agains Pakistan team's tour of India. Shiv Sena denies hand in attack.
11/1/1966Haryana state was created from Punjab, and Chandigarh was declared as the Union Territory and capital of both Punjab and Haryana.