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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
5/3/1998Kushabhau Thakre takes over as the new BJP President.
5/13/1956Acharya Vinoba Bhave started the Bhoodan campaign in Tiruvellore.
7/8/1930The King opens India House in the Aldwych, appealing for peace in India at London.
1/20/1879Raghunath Chaudhary, famous Assamia nature poet, was born.
5/15/1873The proposal to dissolve East India Company was passed in England.
12/22/1994Sunil Gavaskar takes oath of office as the Sheriff of Bombay.
7/26/1927Gulabrai Sipahahimalani Ramchand, cricketer (valuable all-rounder in 33 Tests for India), was born in Karachi.
10/24/1933Govindjee, famous scientist, was born in Allahabad, U.P. He found cutting plant sections easier than dissection of animals.
10/9/1978Asian Games begin in Bangkok.
8/5/1939In the first case to be brought under Prohibition laws, a railroad passenger was today convicted of possessing a bottle of brandy in Bombay.