16th May- What Happened Today In History?

What Happened Today In History?

Find out what happened on 16th 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 occurred on 16th May.

Famous Birthdays in History on this day:

Sonal Singh Chauhan (born on 16 May 1987) is an Indian fashion model and actress. She has won several beauty contests and made her acting debut in the movie Jannat directed by Kunal Deshmukh. Sonal Chauhan was born in Noida, India.
Kulraj Kaur Randhawa (born on 16 May 1983) is an Indian actress who shot to fame after her role as the bubbly “Kareena” in the popular TV series Kareena Kareena. She is a ex-student from of Army Public School Dagshai, Solan (H.P). Started her career as a model, and soon after landed the role of the lead protagonist in a show on Zee TV, Kareena Kareena.
Kunwar Natwar Singh (born May 16, 1931, Jaghina, Bharatpur, Rajastan, India) is an Indian politician and former cabinet minister. On December 7, 2005, he was removed from his post as Minister in charge of External Affairs under a cloud of scandal and became a minister without portfolio.

Death anniversaries on 16th May:

Sikkim Mahinda, commonly known as S. Mahinda, was a Buddhist monk from the state of Sikkim. He was a poet and author, and participated in the Sri Lankan independence movement. Although he was from Sikkim, he identified himself as a Tibetan, presumably because it was more well known in Ceylon.
Kamala Markandaya (1924 – May 16, 2004) was a pseudonym used by Kamala Purnaiya Taylor, an Indian novelist and journalist. A native of Mysore, India, Markandaya was a graduate of Madras University, and afterwards published several short stories in Indian newspapers.
Russi Mody (born 17 January 1918) was former Chairman and Managing Director of Tata Steel and a leading member of the Tata Group. Russi was born 17 Jan 1918, in Mumbai to a Parsi family. His father was Sir Homi Mody.

Notable Events:

1932 Hundreds die in fighting between Muslims and Hindus at Bombay.
1911 Pumping Station of Calcutta was commissioned at Tallah.
2014 The Bharatiya Janata Party wins India’s general election, defeating the Indian National Congress; the results appear to signal a desire for greater economic progress.
1975: Sikkim was annexed into India.