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Historical Event on 8/16/1922

Raunaq Singh, great industrialist and philanthropist, was born at Daska.

Other Historical Dates and Events
7/3/1991Kailash Sethi was appointed as the Narcotics Commissioner of India. He headed this office till 22-07-1996.
12/29/1965First Indian-made tank 'Vijayanta' rolled off the Avadi Heavy Vehicles factory.
1/31/1958First Earth Satellite Explorer I was launched from Cape Kennedy.
1/6/1932Meenatai Thackrey, social worker, was born.
6/7/1996Sq. Ldr. Sanjay Thapar of IAF becomes the first Indian to jump from a parachute and hoist the national flag at the North Pole.
8/2/1763British troops once again defeated Mir Kasim in 'Giriya' battle.
5/25/1915Mahatma Gandhi established Sabarmati Ashram near Ahmedabad.
9/14/1774Bentik, first Governor General of India, was born.
11/3/1997Vice President Krishan Kant presents India's 3-point 'South's positive agenda' at G-15 meet at Kuala Lumpur to ensure a fair deal in the process of globalisation.
8/21/1991Gopinath Mahant, famous Odissi litterateur and Gyanpeeth awardee, died.