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Historical Event on 3/16/1986

Internationally wanted criminal Charles Sobharaj and 6 other prisoners escape from Tihar Jail.

Other Historical Dates and Events
6/19/2000Babu Parmanand, former speaker of the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly, sworn in as the 12th Governor of Haryana.
7/6/1992R. Janakiraman Committee estimates involvement of Rs. 3543 crore in the security scam.
10/2/1845First Shipping Company of India started.
11/13/1962Yezdani Gulam, great researcher, archeologist and art critic, died
10/20/1998Security forces unearth 770 kg of RDX and plastic explosives in the Tangmay area of Baramulla district in Jammu and Kashmir.
6/5/1984Operation 'Blue Star' was launched by Indira Gandhi. Indian commandos stormed into Sikh's holiest gurudwara Golden Temple in Amritsar to flush out the terrorists and other anti-government elements. Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale and over 325 people were killed in the temple. Thus a great rebel arose all over the nation and specially in Punjab.
4/12/1967Judge Kailas Nath Wanchoo became the Chief Justice of India. He helded this office till 24/02/1968.
4/1/1944Japanese troops conquer Jessami, East-India.
10/10/1973Vikash Dhorsoo, Soccer(Football) player, was born in Harfleur, Le Havre, France
8/7/1990Union Cabinet approves setting up of Indian Broadcasting (Programme) Service.