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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
12/6/1897Lekhraj Kishanchand Mirchandani (Aziz), famous Sindhi poet, essay writer and critic, was born.
12/3/1955In exercise of the powers conferred by the provision in Article 343 (2) of the constitution, orders were issued for the use of Hindi language in addition to the English language for specific purposes of the union.
5/13/1971General Insurance nationalized.
2/18/1993Congress (I) secures absolute majority in Nagaland and emerges as the single largest party in Meghalaya.
2/16/1933Surya Sen Masterda, revolutionary freedom fighter, who attacked the Armoury of Chittagong with 62 men of the Indian Republican Army and was underground on Jalalabad Hills, was arrested.
9/24/1994At least 100 people die after an outbreak of pneumonic plague in the western city of Surat.
2/22/1873Sir Muhammad Ekbal, writer of song 'Sare Jahanse Achha', was born.
1/3/1985Azharuddin scores 110 in first Test innings.
2/5/1992D.D. Lapang takes over as the new CM of Meghalaya.
10/26/1995India decides to go ahead with Integrated Guided Missile Development Programme in the wake of US stand to supply $370 million arms package to Pakistan.