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Historical Event on 10/16/1920
B. Sathyaji Rao, cricket Test umpire for 17 tests from 1960-79, was born in Karnataka.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 9/21/1945 | British promise India independence. |
| 4/17/1926 | Chandrashekhar, eighth Prime Minister of India, was born. |
| 6/4/1912 | Alungal Mathai Thomas, social reformer, politician and diplomat, was born at Kurikad, Kerala. |
| 5/15/1958 | Gift Tax Act was introduced. |
| 10/12/1935 | Shivraj Vishwanath Patil, former Speaker of Lok Sabha, was born |
| 4/29/1948 | Natraj Kamakshi, modern social reformer and journalist, passed away. |
| 2/19/1956 | Acharya Narendra Dev, the veteran freedom fighter, revolutionary, thinker and Chairman of PSP, passed away. |
| 8/25/1919 | Bindeshwari Prasad Mandal, former Chief Minister of Bihar and President of Mandal Commission, was born. |
| 3/10/1985 | India beat Pakistan to win ""World Championship of Cricket"". Ravi Shastri is declared champion of champions and Sunil Gavaskar steps down from the captaincy. |
| 6/24/1991 | Two LIC officers burnt to death in Kashmir. |
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