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Historical Event on 4/16/1918

Spike Milligan, famous actor and comedian (Digby, 3 Musketeers), was born in India.

Other Historical Dates and Events
6/26/1975Chaudhary Charan Singh, freedom fighter and Chief Minister of UP, arrested by British Government.
10/28/1998The 1998 Swarna Jayanti Fellowship Award is presented to 11 young scientists.
4/13/1982Pandit Parmanand, founder member of `Gather Party', passed away.
3/8/1986L.K. Advani elected President of BJP.
9/14/1967US announces plan to give India $1.3 million to buy contraceptives.
7/11/1979The Lok Sabha commenced a four-day debate on the no-confidence motion against the 21-month-old Janata Government.
9/4/1929N. Hanumantha Rao, cricket test umpire for 9 tests from 1978-84, was born in Karnataka.
11/6/1931Chithira Tirunal Bala Ramavarma, ascended throne and ruled state of Travancore as Maharaja, passed away.
2/6/1994Indian Union Muslim League splits, G.M.Banatwala elected President in place of Ibrahim Sulaiman Sait.
1/24/1952The first International Film Festival of India held in Bombay, this event had a great impact on Indian Cinema.