16th August - What Happened Today In History?

What Happened Today In History?

Find out what happened on 16th August in History. There are a lot many happenings which had taken place on this date in the pages of Indian History, here we have listed some of the very important events occurred on 16th August .

Famous Birthdays in History on this day:

Saif Ali Khan born August 16, 1970 is an Indian actor known for his work in Bollywood films. He is the son of the cricket player and last titular Nawab of Pataudi, late Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi, and actress Sharmila Tagore, a great-grandniece of poet Rabindranath Tagore. Having made his acting debut in 1992 with Parampara, but achieved success with his roles in the romantic drama Yeh Dillagi and the action film Main Khila Tu Anari (both 1994).
Arvind Kumar Kejriwal (born 16 August 1968) is an ex – Indian Revenue Service officer and an Indian social activist fighting for greater transparency in Government. He was awarded Ramon Magsaysay Award for Emergent Leadership in 2006, for activating India’s Right to Information movement at grassroots and social activities to empower the poorest citizens to fight corruption.
Mahesh Manjrekar (born 16 August 1958) is an Indian director, actor, writer and producer. He is credited with directing the critically acclaimed films Vaastav: The Reality (1999), Astitva (2000) and Viruddh… Family Comes First (2005). He has won a National Film Award and two Star Screen Awards. Besides direction, he has acted in several films including some of his own productions.
David Dhawan (born Rajinder Dhawan in Jalandhar, Punjab, India) is an Indian film director. He has studied at the Film and Television Institute of India, Pune. Dhawan started off as an editor and then took the plunge into directing. He specializes in directing comedy films, most of which have featured either Govinda, Salman Khan, Anil Kapoor or Sanjay Dutt in lead roles, along with Raveena Tandon.
Upen Patel (born 16 August 1981) is a British Indian supermodel and Bollywood film actor. After winning Zee TV’s supermodel hunt in 2002, Patel began modelling for Hugo Boss, Paul Smith and Zegna. He started his acting career with singer/song writer Romey Gill’s “Sadeyan paran to sikhi udna.” He received the MTV India Most Stylish Male Award 2 years in a row.

Death anniversaries on 16th August:

Ramakrishna(18 February 1836 – 16 August 1886), born Gadadhar Chattopadhyay (Gôdadhor Chôṭṭopaddhae), was a famous mystic of 19th-century India. His religious school of thought led to the formation of the Ramakrishna Mission by his chief disciple Swami Vivekananda.
Renu Saluja (5 July 1952–16 August 2000) was an Indian film editor. Renu was one of the most prolific film editors in the `80s and `90s, in Hindi cinema, she worked with directors from both art house and mainstream cinema, including Govind Nihalani, Vidhu Vinod Chopra, Sudhir Mishra, Shekhar Kapoor, Mahesh Bhatt, Vijay Singh in over forty feature films.
Ramesh Chand Saxena (September 20, 1944, Delhi – August 16, 2011, Jamshedpur) was an Indian cricketer who played in one Test in 1967. Saxena made his first-class debut for Delhi vs Southern Punjab as a 16-year-old in the 1960/61 season, hitting an unbeaten 113 in his first first-class innings.

Notable Events:
1886 – Swami Ramakrishna Paramahamsa dies at the age of 50. His real name was Gadadhar Ghatterji. An Indian mystic, leader and saint, he preached unity of religions. Swami Vivekanand was his disciple.
1901 – Shripad Ramchandra Tikekar, journalist and critic, was born
1922 – Raunaq Singh, great industrialist and philanthropist, was born at Daska.