Year 1521
Ferdinand Magellan traveled the world to the Philippines.
MARCH 16
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16 March: What Happened On This Day in History
Curated historical timeline of momentous political pacts, freedom struggle uprisings, constitutional developments, scientific breakthroughs, and prominent birthdays recorded on 16 March.
Year 1528
A battle fought between Rana Sang and Babur at Fatehpur Sikri, where Rana Sang was defeated.
Year 1846
According to the Treaty of Amritsar, the suzerainty of Kashmir was subdued under Gulab Singh, the Hindu king of Jammu.
Year 1911
Gopal Krishna Gokhale proposed to make primary education compulsory in India.
Year 1937
Mumbai High Court ruled that Dalits have the right to drink water from Chavdar Lake at Mahad.
Year 1966
Amal Kumar’s government became the 8th Chief Justice of India.
Year 1992
Satyajit Ray, who was awarded the Oscar prize.
Year 2001
Nelson Mandela awarded the Gandhi Peace Prize.
Year 2012
Indian Cricket player Sachin Tendulkar became the first player to score 100 centuries in international cricket.
Born 1559
Maharana Amar Singh I, the Maharana of Mewar, the eldest son, and successor of Maharana Pratap of Mewar.
Born 1693
Malhar Rao Holkar, a subhedar of the Maratha Empire.
Born 1750
Caroline Herschel, a German astronomer.
Born 1751
James Madison, 5th President of the United States.
Born 1789
Georg Ohm, a German physicist, and mathematician.
Born 1901
Potti Sreeramulu, an Indian revolutionary.
Born 1910
Iftikhar Ali Khan Siddiqui Pataudi, the 8th Nawab of Pataudi.
Born 1911
Josef Mengele, a German Schutzstaffel officer, and physician during World War II.
Born 1921
Fahad - King of Saudi Arabia (Death: 1 August 2008)
Born 1929
A. K. Ramanujan, an Indian poet, and scholar of Indian literature.
Born 1936
Bhaskar Chandavarkar - Music composer (died July 26, 2009)
Born 1971
Rajpal Yadav, an Indian actor.
Remembrance
37 AD: Tiberius Caesar Augustus, the second Roman emperor.
Died 1945
Ganesh Damodar Savarkar, an Indian freedom fighter, nationalist, and founder of the Abhinav Bharat Society.
Died 1946
Alladiya Khan, an Indian Hindustani classical singer.
Died 2007
Manjurul Islam- Cricketer Of Bangladesh