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Historical Event on 3/16/1986

Internationally wanted criminal Charles Sobharaj and 6 other prisoners escape from Tihar Jail.

Other Historical Dates and Events
12/30/1949India recognizes People's Republic of China.
6/16/1946Cabinet Mission negotiations were discontinued. Viceroy proposed Interim Government.
9/30/1997Gen. V. P. Malik takes over from Gen. Shankar Roychowdhury as Chief of Army Staff.
4/11/1984Soyuz T-11 returns to Earth which carried 3 cosmonauts including the first Indian Sqn. Ldr. Rakesh Sharma, to Salyut 7.
3/2/1996Tendulkar scores 137 for India vs Sri Lanka in Cricket World Cup, but India still lose the match.
5/13/1883Henk JFM Sneevliet, leader RSAP/editor Spartacus (Dutch-Indies), was born.
6/9/1659Dara Shikoh was handed over to Aurangzeb's army by Jiwan Khan, a Baluchi whose life was saved by Dara.
3/23/1919Subhadra Joshi, freedom fighter, was born. She took active participation in Salt and non cooperation movement. She also motivated the freedom movement through her newspaper ""Hamara Sangram"".
11/24/1932The Third Round Table Conference ended in London. As Gandhi was in prison because of his civil disobedience movement he could not attend it. This conference ended without achieving anything.
4/1/1912The imperial capital of India was moved from Calcutta to Old New Delhi and the Province of Delhi was declared by a proclamation.