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Historical Event on 03/16/1556

Amarsingh, Rajput king of Mewar, was born.

Other Historical Dates and Events
9/17/1960Agreement reached with Pakistan on the distribution of the River Indus and its tributaries.
5/29/1967First blowdown of the 4 ft trisonic tunnel; the tunnel with all auxiliary facilities such as compressor system, electrical sub-station, design office and model fabrication shop is formally set up and commissioned by National Aeronautical Laboratory.
5/13/1857Sir Ronald Ross, bacteriologist, member of Indian Medical service, Nobel awardee and editor of 'Science Progress', was born at Almora, UP.
5/29/1987Chaudhary Charan Singh, former Prime Minister, leader of farmers and freedom fighter, passed away at the age of 85 yrs.
6/22/1944British 14th army frees Imphal, Assam.
3/22/1885Gulam Yazdani, great archaeologist and critic, was born.
3/18/1953Backward Classes Commission inaugurated.
7/5/1957Dr. Anugrah Narain Singh, great leader, freedom fighter, educationist and Minister of India, died..
12/5/1991The government reduces visa fees for tourists intending to visit India.
4/20/1887Padmabhushan Jemini Roy, famous painter, was born.