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Historical Event on 3/16/1946

Alladiya Khan, famous singer of Kolhapur Darbar, passed away.

Other Historical Dates and Events
2/14/1999Fifth National Games inaugurated at Imphal.
10/11/1991Meghalaya placed under President's rule.
12/14/1985Rajiv Gandhi joins the leaders of Greece, Sweden, Tanzania, Mexico and Argentina in a tele-conference as part of the UN ceremony at which they are honoured with the 'Beyond War' award.
9/30/1999India successfully test-fired its multi-target surface-to-air missile 'Akash'.
8/20/1933Mahatma Gandhi is rushed to the hospital on the fourth day of his latest fast.
6/22/1994Law for the betterment of women introduced.
6/26/1995Madhya Pradesh declared ""Tiger State"" as it homes one sixth of the world's tiger population.
3/17/1999GM Dibyendu Barua and IWM S. Vijayalakshmi (both India) won the men's and women's titles respectively in the Asian Zonal chess championship in Mumbai.
4/8/1919Gandhiji arrested on way to Delhi for refusal to comply with order not to enter Punjab; escorted back to Bombay; outbreaks of violence in several towns.
1/11/1966Lal Bahadur Shastri, Indian Prime Minister (1964-66), passed away at Tashkent, U.S.S.R. at 1:32, age 61. He was awarded the Bharat Ratna posthumously.