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Historical Event on 12/16/1515

Affonso de Albuquerque, who is regarded as the real founder of Portuguese power in India, died at the age of 73 years.

Other Historical Dates and Events
10/13/1991Captain Satish Sharma nominated to contest from Amethi.
3/1/1950The population figure for India is announced as 347,340,000.
1/27/1974President V. V. Giri inaugurated the Jawaharlal Nehru Memorial Museum and it was opened for public at Teen Murti House, New Delhi.
1/25/1971Himachal Pradesh High Court was established at Shimla for Himachal Pradesh Territory.
9/29/1994Cable Television Regulation Ordinance issued.
9/18/1993Asit Sen, famous comedy actor and character artist, died.
12/29/1996Trishul', surface-to-air missile successfully tested.
7/15/1979Morarji Desai resigns as PM. Jagjivan Ram elected Janata Parliamentary party leader.
10/17/1949The Constituent Assembly of India adopted Article 370 of the Constitution making special provisions for J&K.
11/7/1990Lawrence Durrell, great Indian English and author (Mount Olive), passed away at the age of 78.