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Historical Event on 12/16/1515
Affonso de Albuquerque, who is regarded as the real founder of Portuguese power in India, died at the age of 73 years.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 7/13/1950 | Nehru asks Stalin and Acheson to restore peace in Korea. |
| 10/3/1999 | India finished with seven silver and four bronze medals in the Asian Junior Athletic Championship in Singapore. |
| 11/25/1999 | Baba Amte, a Gandhian and noted social worker, is chosen for the Gandhi Peace Prize. |
| 10/30/1947 | The first Spitfires from the Advanced Flying School at Ambala reached Srinagar and were soon engaged in strafing the raiders beyond Pattan. Within a week, the Tempests of No. 7 Squadron were playing a decisive role in the battle of Shelatang which halted the forward momentum of the insurgents. |
| 6/29/1873 | Micheal Madhusudan Dutta, first Bengali modern poet, died. |
| 5/16/1945 | Prahraj Gopalchandra, modern author of Oria language, passed away. |
| 6/13/1973 | Sir Ram Nath Chopra, great professor of Pharmacology of National Drug Research Institute of India, passed away. |
| 5/17/1927 | A.N. Radhakrishnan, great educationist, was born. |
| 3/9/1836 | Navalram Lakshmiram Pandya, famous writer and Gujrati critic , was born. |
| 1/15/1949 | General K. N. Kariappa became the first Indian Commander-in-Chief. He was the first Indian to reach to this post in Indian Army. In 1956, he was designated as Chief of the Army Staff - General, later Field Marshal. This event is commemoratively observed as Army Day. |
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