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Historical Event on 8/16/1965

Indian troops cross Kashmir line, seizes two Pakistani outposts.

Other Historical Dates and Events
11/5/1961Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru arrived in New York. This was the first ocassion when an Indian Prime Minister went to United States.
8/27/1994Indian soldiers and Muslim militants clash in Kashmir.
9/29/1959Arati Saha successfully swam the English Channel. She was the first Asian lady to achieve the feat.
4/23/1930Riots break out in Peshawar; 20 Indians shot down after killing of three Britishers.
1/6/1999Shiv Sena activists dug up the Kotla pitch in Delhi with a view to prevent the Indo-Pakistan first Test which was to commence from Jan. 28.
1/19/2000M.A. Chidambaram (81), leading industrialist and chairman of the MAC Group, died in Chennai.
12/25/1943Japanese bombers raid Chittagong.
12/16/1997Mamata Banerjee, Congress(I) rebel, declares that she would seek recognition and separate symbol for her ""Trinamul Congress'' and contest elections on her own.
8/21/1987Dr. Shankar Dayal Sharma elected the Vice President of India (1987 - 1992).
4/8/1759British troops chase French out of Masulipatam, India.