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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
7/1/1862Calcutta High Court was established for West Bengal and Andaman & Nicobar Islands. This Court has a Circuit Bench at Port Blair.
6/6/1890Gopinath Bardoloi, architect of modern Assam, freedom fighter and leader, was born.
3/16/1992Satyajit Ray, veteran film producer and director, was presented the honorary Oscar by a three-member Oscar committee at a Calcutta nursing home.
1/16/1941Ashok Vajpai, veteran critic and Hindi poet, was born.
12/12/1959Krishnammachari Srikkanth, cricketer (big-hitting Indian opener 1981-92), was born in Madras.
10/10/197761 people died in an accident between a passenger train and a freight train at Naini.
12/16/1999India agrees to Financial System Stability Assessment (FSSA) by the IMF.
9/27/1990Kabita Garari sets record for 10 Km W (Women) in 48.10 at Beijing Asian Games.
1/9/1994Indian diplomats and staff members evacuated from war-ravaged Kabul.
3/4/1996King of Bhutan arrives in India for a three-day state visit.