16th Dec – What Happened Today In History?

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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.
Jyoti Amge (born December 16, 1993), 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. His work was very much appreciated in films such as Nayagan, Indian and Sivaji, all the three films fetched him a National Film Award.
Dr. Nabi Bux Khan Baloch (December 16, 1917 – April 6, 2011) 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, he has compiled and published the Sindhi dictionary in five volumes—which has lately been revised in three volumes.

Death Anniversaries on 16th Of 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.
Prathapachandran was a Malayalam film actor who left a vivid impression through his dramatic portrayal of villainous and character roles in over 300 movies. He was born in 1941 at Omallur in Pathanamthitta District, Kerala, India. He died on December 16, 2004. He was 63. Prathapachandran could only do school education till 9th standard.