16th Oct – What Happened Today In History?

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Today In History?

Find out what happened on the 16th of October 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 October

Hema Malini (born 16 October 1948) is an Indian actress, director and producer, Bharatanatyam dancer-choreographer, as well as a politician. Making her acting debut in Sapno Ka Saudagar (1968).

Prithviraj Sukumaran born on 16 October 1982 and credited mononymously as Prithviraj, is an Indian film actor, playback singer and producer best known for his work in Malayalam and Tamil films . He made his debut in 2002 in the Malayalam film Nandanam, and has since acted in more than sixty films.

Rajeev Khandelwal is an Indian film actor, best known for playing Dr. Aamir Ali in critically acclaimed 2008 debut film Aamir and and ACP Arvind Mathur who battles his inner demons in Shaitan. Rajeev is also a successful television actor and he has portrayed a variety of roles most notably, Sujal Garewal in Kahin To Hoga

Naveen Patnaik (born October 16, 1946) is an Indian politician and Chief Minister of Orissa, India, and the chief of Biju Janata Dal, a regional political party in Orissa. He is also a writer and has published three books. Patnaik was born in Cuttack, Orissa to Biju Patnaik, former Chief Minister of Orissa, and Gyan Patnaik.

D.A.Joseph (born 16 October 1951) is a popular scholar and orator in Hindu Philosophy. He made an in depth study of world religions. He has spent more than three decades in the propagation of Santana Dharama. He is an ardent follower of Sri Ramanuja’s Visishtadvaita.

Death Anniversaries on 16th of October

Nawabzada Liaquat Ali Khan (October 1, 1895 – October 16, 1951), often simply referred as Liaquat, was one of the leading Founding Fathers of modern Pakistan, statesman, lawyer, and political theorist who became and served as the first Prime Minister of Pakistan

Harish-Chandra FRS (Harish Chandra Mehrotra; 11 October 1923 – 16 October 1983) was an Indian American mathematician and physicist, who did fundamental work in representation theory, especially Harmonic analysis on semisimple Lie groups.

Chembai Vaidyanatha Bhagavatar was a Carnatic music singer from Palakkad (state of Kerala, India). Known by his village name Chembai, or simply as Bhagavatar, he was born to Anantha Bhagavatar and Parvati Ammal in 1896, at Kottayi near Palakkad on Janmashtami day, with Bharani star in the month of Chingam.

Edasseri Govindan Nair (December 23, 1906 – October 16, 1974) was a prominent Indian poet from Kerala who wrote in his native Malayalam tongue. His works include 19 books and over 300 poems in 10 anthologies, 6 books of plays and a collection of essays.

Syed Ghulam Bhik Nairang (September 26, 1876 – October 16, 1952), also known as Meer Nairang, was a distinguished lawyer, a poet and a prominent Indian Muslim leader. He held office with the All-India Muslim League, India, pre-partition (1947).