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Historical Event on 12/16/1909

Lal Singh Narayan Singh, cricketer (scored 15 & 29 in India's 1st Test match), was born near Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

Other Historical Dates and Events
7/21/1963Kashi Vidyapeeth was given recognisation as University.
5/18/1998India may take the US to WTO.
6/4/1986Masti Vyanktesh Iyengar, famous Kannad author and Gyanpeeth Puraskar awardee, passed away.
1/6/1959Kapildev Ramlal Nikhanj, cricketer (India's finest all-rounder 1978-94, Cup-1982), was born in Chandigarh.
4/13/1699Khalsa Panth established.
5/10/1857India's real mutiny begins with the revolt of Sepoys of Meerut near Delhi the next day.
5/29/1947Establishment of Indian Standard Institution.
10/31/1962Krishna Menon, Home Minister, resign due to attack by China.
10/31/1962Vasco De Gama, Portuguese navigator who discovered India, died in Cochin.
4/3/1999India's INSAT-2E multipurpose telecommunications satellite is successfully launched from the Kourou space station in French Guyana.