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Historical Event on 7/16/1936
Venkataraman Subramanya, cricketer (Indian bowler in nine Tests mid-60's, Leg Break Googly, Right Arm), was born in Bangalore.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 7/11/2000 | Amrita Pritam, noted litterateur, honoured with the highest award for Punjabi literature for the century:""Shatabdi Samman"". |
| 9/1/1956 | Pakistani troops infiltrated the Line of Control in Kashmir. |
| 3/22/1932 | Indian Muslims break with Great Britain. |
| 4/18/1612 | Khurram prince was married to Arjumand Banu Begum. |
| 11/20/1999 | World sports award of the century given away in Vienna. The jury included IOC chief Samaranch, FIFA President Sepp Blatter, Prince Albert of Monaco and motor racing chief Max Mosley. Award winners were: contact sports Muhammad Ali, Soccer-Pele, athletics-Carl Lewis and Nadia Comaneci, water sport Dawn Fraser and Mark Spitz; motor sport Alain Prost, tennis-Steffi Graf, basketball-Michael Jordan, winter sports (skiing) Annemarie Moser-Proell and Jean-Claude Killy. |
| 5/19/1980 | Dr. Ramashankar Shukla 'Rasal', famous writer, passed away. |
| 4/15/1927 | Abha Gandhi, servant to Gandhi, was born. |
| 10/12/1998 | Sushma Swaraj is sworn in Delhi Chief Minister in place of Mr. Sahib Singh Verma |
| 3/12/1942 | British troops vacate the Andaman in Gulf of Bengal. |
| 12/7/1998 | A. B. Vajpayee questions Pakistan's decision to hand over part of occupied Kashmir to China and says the area belongs to India. |
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