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Historical Event on 11/16/1921

Nearly 700 Mopalh rebels were killed by the Gurkhas as they attacked the Pandikkad post at Delhi.

Other Historical Dates and Events
2/25/2000Justice M. Srinivasan (63), Supreme Court Judge at the Apollo Hospital, New Delhi, died after prolonged illness.
11/5/1930Arjun Singh, leader of Madhya Pradesh, was born.
5/14/1953Y. N. Sukthankar was appointed as the Cabinet Secretary of India. He held this office till 31-07-1957.
1/31/1903Smt. Sharda Bhaurao Diwan, educationalist, was born.
7/28/1921Congress decided to boycott the visit of Prince of Wales in India.
9/29/1999Jaswant Singh, External Affairs Minister, meet his Pakistani counterpart Sartaj Aziz meet at the SAARC ministerial meeting.
9/21/1933Annie Besant, great social worker and founder of Home Rule Movement, passed away.
12/21/1788Sindhia arrested Gulam Qadir and killed him.
9/24/1992Five selected regional TV channels go national by direct linking to INSAT.
5/31/1970Indira Gandhi called for international help as the civil war in Bangladesh, or East Pakistan, had turned two million people into refugees. Many of them were suffering from cholera and smallpox. The authorities of West Pakistan refused to care for them, and India couldn't afford to.