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Historical Event on 8/16/1965

Indian troops cross Kashmir line, seizes two Pakistani outposts.

Other Historical Dates and Events
2/21/1992Congress scores nearly three-fourth majority in Punjab Assembly elections.
11/3/1961Gold Bond scheme was started to boost Indian economy after Indo-China war.
1/5/1988India's first indigenously built 'Braille' script released short hand machine for the blind.
7/25/1997Laloo Yadav resigns as Bihar Chief Minister after CBI-designated court issues an arrest warrant against him in fodder scam case. His wife, Rabri Devi, is sworn in as his successor. She becomes first woman Chief Minister of the State.
7/17/200055 persons die as a Boeing 737 of Alliance Air from Calcutta to Delhi via Patna and Lucknow crashes at Gardanibagh, one km from the runway at the Patna airport.
5/12/1992Security scandal, RBI extends probe to four foreign banks.
11/19/1992M. Veerappa Moily selected to become the new CM of Karnataka.
10/6/1969Bruna Coutinho, Indian Soccer(Football) player, was born in Calangute, Goa. He was recognised as Indian Player of the Year in 1996.
7/1/1947Independence of India Bill passed.
6/30/1914Mahatma Gandhi's first arrest during campaigning for Indian rights in S Africa.