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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 |
| 7/31/2000 | The Government announces appointment of Justice B. M. Lal as Chairman of the MRTP Commission. |
| 6/11/1964 | Dr. Jayant Narlikar, great mathematician of India, submitted his thesis to Royal Society of London. |
| 5/3/1969 | Shri Varahagiri Venkatagiri (1884-1980) became the acting President of India. |
| 12/14/1990 | Vijay Karan became the director of Central Bureau of Investigation (till 01/06/92). |
| 12/4/1910 | Ramaswami Venkataraman, former President of India (1987-92), was born. |
| 12/20/1929 | The Indian State Air Service, an extension of Imperial Airways' routes, opens its inaugural service from Karachi to Delhi. |
| 10/1/1995 | Hastimal Firodia, astrologer and industrialist, died. |
| 3/9/1974 | Guru Amudan Sharma, famous Manipuri dance master, passed away. |
| 8/18/1957 | Tilak Raj was appointed the Narcotics Commissioner of India. He headed his office for four years till 6th September, 1961. |
| 11/13/1935 | Chandra Prakash Gupta, great educationist, was born at Gaini in UP. |
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