16th May’20 – What Happened Today In History? | On This Day

Find out what happened on the 16th of May 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 occur 16th of May

 
Sonal Chauhan is an Indian fashion model, singer and actress who predominantly works in Telugu and Hindi cinema. She has won several beauty contests and made her debut as an actress in the movie Jannat.
Vicky Kaush ( born 16 May 1988) is an Indian actor who works in Hindi films. He is the recipient of a National Film Award and a Filmfare Award. Born to the action director Sham Kaushal, Kaushal pursued an engineering degree from the Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Technology.
Shakti Arora is an Indian television actor known for playing Taposh Banerjee in Tere Liye, Ranveer Vaghela in Meri Aashiqui Tum Se Hi and Kunal Malhotra in Silsila Badalte Rishton Ka. He also played Jigar in Baa Bahoo Aur Baby and Dr. Onir Dutt in Pavitra Rishta.
Kunwar Natwar Singh (born 16 May 1931) is an Indian politician, a former senior bureaucrat, a former Union cabinet minister, and a writer. Singh was selected into the Indian Foreign Service, one of the most competitive and prestigious government services, in 1953.
Muktananda (16 May 1908 – 2 October 1982), born Krishna Rai, was the founder of Siddha Yoga. He was a disciple and the successor of Bhagavan Nityananda. He wrote a number of books on the subjects of Kundalini Shakti, Vedanta, and Kashmir Shaivism, including a spiritual autobiography entitled The Play of Consciousness.
 

Notable Moments

 
1911 Pumping Station of Calcutta was commissioned at Tallah.
1932 Hundreds die in fighting between Muslims and Hindus at Bombay.
1946 Gandhiji’s Cabinet Mission announces Plan.
1960 International Telex Service between India and U.K. started.
1975 Sikkim High Court was established at Gangtok for Sikkim territory.
 

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