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Historical Event on 5/16/1986

V. Shantaram, 75, was chosen for the Dada Saheb Phalke award.

Other Historical Dates and Events
3/30/1919Gandhi announces resistance against Rowlatt Act.
11/22/1989Rajindernath, great Indian wicketkeeper 1 Test and 0 runs 0 ct, 4 stp, passed away.
12/19/19842,500 killed in Bhopal gas tragedy.
8/2/1942Gandhi says that the Japanese might be welcomed in India should they invade due to current Indian discontent.
7/2/1999Sahara India, sponsor of the Sahara Cup annual cricket series between India and Pakistan in Canada, withdrew sponsorship in view of the Kargil conflict.
2/24/1946Mrs. Kashibai and Mrs. Babbai Lakshman, freedom fighters, were shot dead by the police.
4/22/1994Chabbildas Mehta sworn in as Gujarat CM.
1/11/1955Production of Newsprint paper factory started for the first time in India.
4/13/1984India beat Pak by 58 runs to win the first Cricket Asia Cup in Sharjah.
12/23/1930The British governor of Punjab was wounded in an assassination attempt.