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What Happened Today In History?
Find out what happened on 16th December 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 16th December
Harshdeep Kaur is an Indian playback singer known for her Sufi songs. Harshdeep Kaur was born on 16 December 1986 in a Sikh family in Delhi and inherited music from her father, Savinder Singh, who owns a factory of musical instruments. Apart from studying, she started learning music at the age of six. She learnt Indian Classical Music from Mr. Tejpal Singh
Jyoti Amge , a resident of Nagpur, India, is currently the world’s smallest woman according to the Limca Book of Records and Guinness Book of Records. A documentary featuring Amge was broadcast in the United Kingdom on Channel 4 on June 11, 2009 at 21:00 called BodyShock: Two Foot High Teen
Anjali Abrol (16 December 1990) is an actress. She was born and brought up in jammu Jammu and Kashmir. Anjali plays a servant who falls in love with a prince in the series Raja Ki Aayegi Baraat (TV series)
Thotta Tharani is an Indian film art Director and production designer who has worked in Tamil cinema, Telugu cinema, Malayalam cinema and Bollywood. Thota Tharani has been involved in the art of set design since he was just twelve when he helped his father
Dr. Nabi Bux Khan Baloch was a scholar of the Sindhi, Persian, Arabic, and Urdu languages. He has written many books on Sindh’s History, and about 42 volumes on Sindhi Folklore. In addition
Death anniversaries on 16th December :
Lakshmikant Berde (3 November 1954 – 16 December 2004; Mumbai) was an Indian actor who appeared in Marathi and Hindi movies. From his early years, Lakshmikant was interested in acting. His participation in stage dramas during the cultural activities for Ganesh festival celebrations performed at Konkanasth Vaishya Samaj, Girgaum got him interested in acting.
Second Lieutenant Arun Khetarpal, PVC (14 October 1950 – 16 December 1971) born in Pune, Maharashtra, was an officer of the Indian Army and a posthumous recipient of the Param Vir Chakra, India’s highest military decoration for valour in face of the enemy. He died in the Battle of Basantar during the Bangladesh war where his actions earned him his honour.
Sri Uthradom Thirunal Marthanda Varma (born 22 March 1922) is the current titular Maharaja of Travancore. He is the younger brother of the last ruling monarch of the Kingdom of Travancore, Maharajah Chitra Thirunal Rama Varma. Uthradom Thirunal, although having no real administrative power, is a popular figure in Travancore,
Potti Sreeramulu (16 March 1901 – 16 December 1952), was an Indian revolutionary. He became famous for undertaking a hunger strike in an attempt to achieve the formation of a separate state, to be known as Andhra State. He lost his life in the process. His sacrifice became instrumental in the linguistic re-organisation of states
Roop Singh Bais was an Indian hockey player. He was part of the celebrated Indian field hockey team which won gold medals for India at 1932 and 1936 Olympic Games. Roop Singh was a son of Sameshwar Dutt Singh, who served in the Indian Army and played hockey at that time.
Notable Events:
1515 Affonso de Albuquerque, who is regarded as the real founder of Portuguese power in India, died at the age of 73 year
1770 Ludwig Van Beethoven, greatest musician, poet and innovator, was born
1867 Amy Carmichael, Scotch Irish missionary, was born. She went to India in 1895 under the Zenana Missionary Society, remaining there without furlough until her death 56 years later. An invalid during her last 20 years, she worked to rescue children from the Hindus
1909 Lal Singh Narayan Singh, cricketer (scored 15 & 29 in India’s 1st Test match), was born near Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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