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Historical Event on 4/16/1930

Baba Kanshi Ram, freedom fighter and social reformer, was arrested by British police.

Other Historical Dates and Events
9/4/1962Kiran Shankar More, great Indian wicket-keeper in 49 Tests 1986-93, was born in Baroda.
1/15/1934Nearly 20,000 lives were claimed in a tremendous earthquake measured 8.4 on the Ricther Scale, in Bihar and parts of Nepal. Munger City was completely destroyed.
1/9/1971Muslim leader Sheik Mohammed Abdullah was barred from returning to Kashmir.
11/17/1921Princes of Wales came to India.
5/30/1895Pandurang Sakharam Pisurlekar, great historian in Goa, was born.
9/1/1965Pakistan launched Operation 'Grand Slam' in Chhamb sector aimed at Akhnoor in Jammu. Indians had battled Pakistanis in air and on ground at Kashmir.
9/26/1985P.T. Usha sets record for 100m (Women) in 11.39 seconds at Jakarta.
7/12/1999Rajendra Kumar (71), legendary actor who acted in over 150 Hindi films, died in Mumbai.
1/15/1997Pakistan's pilotless surveillance aircraft intrudes into Indian air space for the first time.
12/16/1999India agrees to Financial System Stability Assessment (FSSA) by the IMF.