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Historical Event on 8/16/1965
Indian troops cross Kashmir line, seizes two Pakistani outposts.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 5/5/1946 | Simla Conference in session from May 5 to May 12; Gandhiji's deliberations prove anfractuous. |
| 1/2/1943 | Vir Bhai Kotwal sacrificed his life. |
| 10/20/1997 | Veerappan, the forest brigand, releases the six hostages after 12 days. |
| 2/2/1989 | France's highest civilian award, 'Legion d' Honour, conferred upon Satyajit Ray by President Mitterrand at Calcutta. |
| 11/28/1704 | Jacob Mossel, Governor General (Dutch East Indies), was born. |
| 12/25/1880 | Dr. Mukhtar Ahmed Ansari, a nationalist Muslim leader, politician and journalist, was born at Yusufpur in Uttar Pradesh. |
| 4/7/1986 | Charles Sobhraj and his associate David Hall were nabbed at Mapusa in Goa. |
| 1/6/1932 | Meenatai Thackrey, social worker, was born. |
| 6/2/1990 | Union Government set up a tribunal to settle the Cauvery water issue between Tamil Nadu & Karnataka. |
| 1/16/1999 | Ritwick Bhattacharya (Delhi) and Mekhala Subedar (Maharashtra) won the men's and women's titles in the National squash championship in Calcutta. |
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