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Historical Event on 10/16/1992

Capt. P. K. Sahgal of Azad Hind Fauz died. During the trial at the Red Fort, he said, "Beacuse I wanted freedom for my motherland , I was ready to shed my blood for it." (15-5-97

Other Historical Dates and Events
9/23/1997India win Sahara Cup Cricket series by 4-1 victory over Pakistan.
1/26/1965Hindi Language is accepted as National language of India.
6/28/1857Nana Sahib proclaimed himself as the Peshwa and called for the total extermination of the British power of India at Bithoor.
2/10/1846British forces under Hugh Gough defeated Sikhs in the Battle of Sobrahan in India.
10/1/1993The two helicopters along with the first batch of fifteen personnel were ferried out in an AN-12 from Delhi to Mogadishu. The two helicopters were provided by 111 HU.
10/9/1999Sunil Kumar and Sai Jayalakshmy won the men's and women's titles respectively in the National Tennis championship in Delhi. Akshay Vishal Rao emerged boys' under-18 champion.
7/25/1977Neelam Sanjiva Reddy became the sixth President of India. His held this office till July 25, 1982.
3/23/1923Shekh Mubarak Ali Ayaj, Sindhi litterateur, was born.
2/16/1997Tribal militants kill 21 persons in Tripura.
3/12/1911Daman Div Dayanand Balkrishna Bandodkar, first Chief Minister of Goa, was born.