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Historical Event on 8/16/1965
Indian troops cross Kashmir line, seizes two Pakistani outposts.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 5/17/1992 | R. Venkataraman, President, leaves for a six-day visit to China. |
| 12/23/1944 | U C Joshi, cricketer (Sussex off-spinner 1970-74 from India), was born. |
| 6/23/1971 | Sriprakash, freedom fighter, prolific writer and member of the AICC, passed away. |
| 7/1/1927 | Chandrashekhar, former Prime Minister of India, was born. |
| 12/25/1972 | Chakravarti Rajagopalachari, great revolutionary freedom fighter, social worker, eminent litterateur, first Indian Governor General and the founder President of Swatantra Party, passed away. |
| 2/27/1854 | Lord Dalhousie captured Jhansi under the East India Company. |
| 8/17/1909 | Madanlal Dhingra, famous revolutionary, was hanged at Paintanville Jail for assassinating Wyle and Lal Kaka. |
| 4/24/1996 | BSE index reaches 3869.87, a new 18-month high. |
| 2/20/1847 | Turf Club of Royal Calcutta was established. |
| 4/16/1801 | Warrior Vithoji Holkar of Peshwa kingdom was assassinated. |
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