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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 |
| 5/29/1973 | Jo Paul Ancheri, Indian Soccer(Football) player, was born in Trichur, Kerala. He was recognised as Indian Player of the Year in 1994. |
| 5/23/1895 | Shivprasad Sitar-E-Hind passed away. |
| 9/4/1880 | Bhupendranath Dutt, Bengali litterateur and politician, was born. |
| 12/10/1969 | Norman Borlaug, the Iowa-born crop expert, whose research on new strains of high-yielding rice and wheat has led to a Green Revolution in developing countries, was awarded the Nobel peace prize today. Working at the International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center of Mexico since 1944, Borlaug, 56, has directed a team of agronomists working on the development of new crop plant strains that have allowed Third World farmers to multiply yields dramatically. His organization has trained farm technicians from 29 countries, including India, Pakistan and Turkey, enabling them to move steadily toward the goal of self-sufficiency in food production. |
| 3/1/1916 | Habib Rahman, great Architect, was born at Calcutta. |
| 7/16/1996 | Supreme Court says dowry demand even during marriage talks is an offence. |
| 4/15/1976 | India announces it will send an envoy to Peking, first time in 15 years. |
| 9/9/1942 | Shirish Kumar, martyr, died. |
| 8/25/1997 | Cabinet approved the draft of the Foreign Exchange Management Act (FEMA) which was to replace the Foreign Exchange Regulation Act (FERA). |
| 3/5/1961 | Sachin Sengupta, famous writer, dramatist and journalist, passed away. |
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