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Historical Event on 10/16/1992

Capt. P. K. Sahgal of Azad Hind Fauz died. During the trial at the Red Fort, he said, "Beacuse I wanted freedom for my motherland , I was ready to shed my blood for it." (15-5-97

Other Historical Dates and Events
12/23/1995400 people, mostly children and their parents, die in a fire that broke out during the Annual Day celebrations of DAV Public School. The fire was suspected to be caused due to electric short-circuit in Mandi Dabwali, Haryana.
2/3/1998The BJP releases its election manifesto promising to make India a nuclear state; build a Ram temple at Ayodha and work for a uniform civil code.
7/25/1976Sriram Singh at Montreal sets record for 800m in 1.45.77.
12/20/1999The Government rejects underworld don Dawood Ibrahim's conditional offer to surrender.
1/31/1997INS Vikrant, Indian Navy's first aircraft carrier, de-commissioned.
10/4/1977Indira Gandhi, former Prime Minister, was released off the charges of corruption.
8/20/1998The Punjab and Haryana High Court upholds the conviction of former Punjab DGP K.P.S. Gill for outraging the modesty of an IAS officer Mrs. Rupan Deol Bajaj.
3/2/1996Malabar University (Kerala) comes into being.
1/21/1882Vaman Malhar Joshi, Marathi novelist, was born.
3/4/1906Hakim Abdul Majid started his medial dispensary under the name of Hamdard Dawakhana at Delhi.