March16

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

Bomb blast in a multi-storey building in Calcutta kills 70 people.

India calls Attlee's independence offer contradictory, 'a propaganda move'.

Amarsingh, Rajput king of Mewar, was born.

Shahaji Raje Bhosale, father of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj, was born.

Dr. W.M. Haffkine, great scientist, bacteriologist and professor, was born at Odessa in Russia.

Nanalal Dalpatram Kavi, famous poet, Gujarati litterateur and Headmaster, was born.

Parshuram Rajshekhar Basu, famous Bengali writer, was born.

Pralhad Balacharya Gajendragadkar, Chief Justice of Supreme Court of India, was born.

A. Appadorai, educationist and author, was born at Angadipuram, Kerala.

Iftikhar Ali Khan Pataudi, cricketer (Nawab of Pataudi sr, England & India), was born in Pataudi, Punjab.

Gandhiji commends Gokhale's attempts for abolition of indenture system.

Rana Sangram Singh, King of Mewad, attacked on Mughal Emperor Babur near Kanwa at Agra.

Central government introduces pension scheme for 170 million EPF subscribers.

The first batch of three Russian-made Sukhoi-30 combat aircraft reaches India.

C.V. Raman announced his discovery of ''new radiation'' to an assembly of scientists at Bangalore.

Satyajit Ray, veteran film producer and director, was presented the honorary Oscar by a three-member Oscar committee at a Calcutta nursing home.

World's best 7th wkt stand of 461 runs by Bhupinder Singh Jr. & P. Dharmani.

Amarjeet Kaypee of Haryana, during an innings of 148 against Madhya Pradesh in the super-league match at Rajnandgaon, overtook Ashok Malhotra's 7,274 runs and became the highest run-getter in Ranji Trophy.

Sarfoji Bhosle, King of Tanjawar, passed away.

Bhupendranath Basu, great freedom fighter, President of Congress and fluent orator, passed away.

Ganesh Damodar Savarkar, who was a revolutionary and brother of Swatantriya Veer Vinayak Damodar Savarkar, passed away.

Alladiya Khan, famous singer of Kolhapur Darbar, passed away.

Saidian Shafi, correspondent, Ankhon Dekhi', TV news magazine, and his personal security officer killed by militants in Srinagar.

Sixth General Election of India begins.

K. Karunakaran resigns as CM of Kerala; Finance Minister presents Central Budget.

Sonia Gandhi is elected chairperson of the Congress(I) Parliamentary Party.

Rabri Devi, Bihar Chief Minister, wins trust vote.

The Shiromani Akali Dal creates a record by unanimously electing Bibi Jagir Kaur Begowal as the first woman president of the SGPC.