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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 |
| 3/29/1996 | SC asks All India Indira Congress to modify its name as All Indira Congress (Tiwari). |
| 11/13/1962 | Yezdani Gulam, great researcher, archeologist and art critic, died |
| 3/31/1990 | Bharat Ratna, India's highest award, was given to Dr. Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar (1841-1956) (Posthumous). |
| 9/27/2000 | Venus Williams of USA claims the women's gold in the tennis event in the Sydney Olympics. |
| 2/21/1899 | Suryakant Tripathi `Nirala', famous Hindi poet, was born. |
| 2/18/1925 | Krishna Sobati, famous Hindi authoress, was born. |
| 10/10/1998 | Dr. Justice Adarsh Sein Anand was sworn in Chief Justice of India. |
| 7/4/1989 | Union Deputy Ministers were promoted to the rank of Ministers of State. |
| 4/11/1999 | India successfully test-fires the extended range ''Agni-II'' missile, bridging a key gap in its minimum nuclear deterrent profile. |
| 7/21/1977 | K.S. Hegde elected Lok Sabha Speaker. |
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