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Historical Event on 5/16/1926

Manik Varma, famous singer, was born.

Other Historical Dates and Events
5/3/1998Kushabhau Thakre takes over as the new BJP President.
1/20/1957South Africa banned Indian Cargo ships to dock at their Ports.
7/8/1930The King opens India House in the Aldwych, appealing for peace in India at London.
10/15/1961Suryakant Tripathi 'Nirala', famous Hindi poet, writer, editor, social worker and litterateur, died in Allahabad.
11/20/1955Kripal Singh scores 100* on Test debut, India v New Zealand.
5/1/1995SAARC endorses South Asia Free Trade Area (SAFTA) and establishes a South Asian Development Fund (SADF) for the economic and technical development of the subcontinent.
5/19/1991About 20 crore voters go to the polls in the first phase of election in 204 constituencies of the 10th Lok Sabha.
8/4/1935Government of India got the Royal Assent Act 1935.
8/15/1950Indian Constitution goes into effect.
11/18/1973Mother of Sri Aurobindo Ashram, Pondicherry, passed away. She came to India in 1914.