What Happened Today In History?
Find out what happened on 16th June 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 June.
Famous Birthdays in History on this day:
- Mithun Chakraborty Miṭhun Chôkroborti, born as Gouranga Chakraborty on June 16, 1950) is an Indian film actor, social activist, and entrepreneur, who has won three National Film Awards. He made his acting debut with the arthouse drama Mrigayaa (1976), for which he won his first National Film Award for Best Actor.
- Imtiaz Ali (born 16 June 1971) is an Indian film director, actor and writer. In 2005, he made his directorial debut with the film Socha Na Tha. However, it was his second film Jab We Met (2007) that brought him success and fame. His 2009 film Love Aaj Kal gained much critical success, and was declared a super hit at the box office.
- Hemanta Kumar Mukhopadhyay (Bengali16 June 1920 – 26 September 1989) was a Bengali singer, composer and producer. He sang in Hindi films under the name Hemant Kumar. Hemanta was born in the city of Varanasi (now in India).
Death anniversaries on 16th June:
- Chittaranjan Das (C. R. Das) (Chittorônjon Dash) (popularly called Deshbandhu “Friend of the country”) (5 November 1870 – 16 June 1925) was an Indian politician and leader of the Swaraj (Independence) Party in Bengal under British rule.
- Sir Hormusjee Naorojee Mody (12 October 1838 – 16 June 1911) was a successful Parsi businessman in Hong Kong. He was born in Bombay and moved to Hong Kong around 1860. At the time there was a large community of Parsi merchants based in Hong Kong, including Dorabjee Naorojee Mithaiwala, who founded the Star Ferry.
Notable Events:
- 1946-Britain invites Indian leaders to set up an interim govt at London.
- 1946-C. Rajagopalchari became the Governor of West Bengal (1947) in Interim Government.
- 1951-Nehru opponents founded People’s party at New Delhi.
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