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Historical Event on 3/16/1945
Ganesh Damodar Savarkar, who was a revolutionary and brother of Swatantriya Veer Vinayak Damodar Savarkar, passed away.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 6/16/1920 | Hemant Chaudhary, famous singer and music director, was born. |
| 3/12/1944 | No. 7 Squadron, which had flown its Vengeances on some missions against dissident tribesmen in North Waziristan, started operations in the Arakan from an airstrip at Uderbund near Kumbigram. |
| 5/23/1967 | South Gujrat University was established. |
| 3/16/1986 | Internationally wanted criminal Charles Sobharaj and 6 other prisoners escape from Tihar Jail. |
| 8/1/1920 | Kirloskar, monthly magzine, was published. |
| 11/24/1952 | Brijesh Parsuram Patel, cricketer (Indian batsman 1974-77), was born in Baroda. |
| 2/21/1997 | J. M. Lyngdoh appointed Election Commissioner. |
| 6/23/1993 | RBI cuts minimum lending rate by 1%. |
| 12/10/1993 | The residence of Mahatma Phule was declared a national monument. |
| 5/20/1940 | Amar Singh, cricketer (of pneumonia Indian pace bowler 1932-36), passed away. |
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