Historical Events -  August 16.

1913    : Tohuku Imperial University of Japan became the first university in Japan to admit female students.

1946    : the All Hyderabad Trade Union Congress was founded in Sikandarabad, India.

1946    : More than 4000 people were killed 72 hours in Riots in Kolkata, India.

1960    : The new Republic of Cyprus came into being today.

1962    : Eight years after the remaining French Indian territories were handed to India, the ratifications of the treaty are exchanged to make the transfer official.

1991    : Indian Airlines Flight 257, a Boeing 737-200, crashes during the approach to Imphal airport, killing all 69 people on board.

1994    : Taslima Nasrin, A Bangladeshi Author, Honoured with Kurt Kurt Tucholsky Award in Sweden.

2010    : China became the Second largest economy of the world.

 

Famous Birthdays – August 16  

1904    : Subhadra Kumari Chauhan, an Indian poet. 

1913    : Menachem Begin, Belarusian-Israeli politician, Prime minister of Israel, Nobel Prize laureate.

1958    : Madonna, American pop singer and actress who has had a string of hits with  record such as ‘Like a virgin’, ‘Material Girl’, and ‘Justice my love’.

1957    : R.R. Patil, Indian advocate and politician.

1968    : Arvind Kejarival, Indian politician and 7^th Chief Minister of Delhi.

1970    : Saif Ali khan, Indian actor.

1970     : Manisha Koerala, Indian Nepali Actress.

 

Death Anniversaries – August 16

1705    :  Jacob Bernoulli, Swiss mathematician and theorist.

1886    :  Ramkrishna, Indian Hindu saint, Guru of Swami Vivekananda.

1888    : John Pemberton, American Pharmacist, and Chemist. He invented Coca-Cola.

1977    : Elvis Presley, King of Rock n’ Roll.

1997    : Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, a Pakistani singer who was considered one of the prominent figures in modern Qawwali music.

2000    : Renu Saluja, an Indian film editor.

2003    :  Idi Amin, Political leader who became the third president of Uganda.

2018    : Atal Bihari Vajpeyi, Indian politician and former Prime minister of India.