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Historical Event on 2/16/1980
The first visible Total Solar Eclipse of the 20th Century was seen. This succeeded the total solar eclipse after 22 June 1898.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 10/27/1926 | Padmanabh Govind Joshi alias ""Nana"" Joshi, cricket wicketkeeper during 1950's was born in Bar |
| 7/20/1636 | John Oldham, trader of mass, was murdered by Indians. |
| 3/11/1689 | Sambhaji, Shivaji's successor, who was captured at Sangameshwar, was assasinated in the prison of Aurangzeb by Mughal officer Muqurab Khan. |
| 6/3/1995 | Mayavati (BSP) becomes the new CM of UP with the outside support of BJP. |
| 8/29/1923 | Sir Richard Attenborough, famous actor and director (Gandhi, Young Winston), was born. |
| 11/23/1948 | The beseiged garrison of Punch was relieved a full year after its siege. This meant that a firm grip had been established all the way from Pathankot on the major portions of this province. |
| 9/8/1972 | Vijay Singh Chauhan sets record for decathlon by 7378/7306 points at Munich. |
| 4/11/1997 | 10-month-old Deve Gowde govt. at the centre voted out of power. 292 voting against the motion of confidence in Lok Sabha, 158 for it, 6 abstaining. |
| 6/27/1967 | First Indian made AVRO aircraft passenger Plane HS748 handed over to Indian Airlines. |
| 3/9/1998 | Vishwanathan Anand,Chess legend, wins the Super Grand Master Title. |
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