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Historical Event on 11/16/1915

Vishnu Ganesh Pingle, martyr, died.

Other Historical Dates and Events
8/29/1991Second operational Indian Remote Sensing satellite (IRS-1B) launched by a Russian launch vehicle, Vostok. It is still in service.
2/17/1997Anand finishes sixth in the City of Linares category 19 chess where Kasparov makes in four-in-a-row.
7/6/1930Balmurlikrishna, famous singer, was born.
1/22/1858Veer Narayan Singh, freedom fighter, was sentenced to death.
5/1/1908Praful Chaki committed suicide after he threw a bomb on Judge Kingsford of Mujaffarpur, killing two inocent women.
1/29/1976Parliament approves permanent government and censorship of newspapers at New Delhi.
3/17/1943Indian troops retreat from Rathedaung to Buthidaung in the face of a renewed Japanese offensive on the Arakan front in Burma.
9/3/1992Delhi High Court verdict on Bofors challenged in the Supreme Court.
10/10/1954First 'President Award' was awarded to film 'Shyamchi Aai'.
12/28/1990Following the war threat as the January 15 deadline set by UN for Iraq to withdraw from Kuwait approaches, GOI advise Indians in Gulf to send back their families to India.