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Historical Event on 4/16/1918

Spike Milligan, famous actor and comedian (Digby, 3 Musketeers), was born in India.

Other Historical Dates and Events
12/27/1931150 are arrested following 'red shirt' riots in the N.W. Frontier province.
11/25/1990Sri Lanka all out at 82, Venkatapathy Raju (I) 6-12 off 17.5 overs.
9/3/1979M. M. Bhatnagar was appointed as the Narcotics Commissioner of India. He headed this office till 14-06-1985.
4/12/2000Ban on LTTE for two more years from May 14, says the Union Home Minister L. K. Advani.
10/28/1999Insurance Bill is introduced amid protest in the Lok Sabha.
7/20/1905First Partition of Bengal, which was proposed by Lord Curzon, was accepted by British Government's Minister of India.
6/2/1975Devendra Mohan Bose, famous Scientist of Physics, passed away.
11/13/1995The Supreme Court in an unanimous 65-page verdict declares that patients who received deficient services from the medical profession and hospitals were entitled to claim damages under the Consumer Protection Act, 1986.
9/18/1972India becomes the top film producer of the world with 433 feature films made in 1971.
6/18/1995The latest deaths in northern India's hottest weather this century bring the death toll to 525 as temperatures hit 113¦F (45¦C) in New Delhi.