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Historical Event on 3/16/1832

Sarfoji Bhosle, King of Tanjawar, passed away.

Other Historical Dates and Events
5/28/1978The kiss comes to the Hindi screen in 'Love Sublime,' and is seen as a sign of what the govt. calls greater 'creative freedom,' after Indira Gandhi's authoritarian rule at Bombay.
6/23/1997India and Pakistan reach accord on joint working groups to address outstanding issues including Kashmir and Siachen.
11/9/1998India rejects Pakistan's bid to internalise the Sir Creek issue at the bilaternal talks in New Delhi.
2/21/1997Sonic Multani bags National snooker title in Mumbai.
10/1/1932Indian Milatary Academy became functional with Brigadier LP Collins, DSO, OBE as the Commandant. The first course of 40 GCs had on its rolls Sam Manekshaw, Smith Dun and Mohd Musa, later to be Chiefs of the armies of their respective countries, i.e. India, Burma (now Myanmar) and Pakistan. This training was for a period of two and a half years.
7/31/1974B. S. Chawla was appointed as the Narcotics Commissioner of India. He headed this office till 15-08-1974.
4/11/1999A.K.A. Abdul Samad (72), general secretary of IUML and State unit president, died in Chennai.
5/20/1991General Election (10th) of India begins.
1/17/1933Aga Khan, religious leader (Muslims), was born.
11/16/1913Agnihotri Ambadas Shankar, journalist and litterateur, was born.