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Historical Event on 10/16/1945
Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) established.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 7/9/1755 | E Braddock, British General, was mortally wounded during French & Indian War. |
| 7/7/1943 | Rasbehari Bose handed over the command of 'Azad Hind Fauz' to Netaji Subhashchandra Bose at Singapore. |
| 1/25/1999 | Dr. R. Chidambaram, nuclear scientist, among the 14 distinguished personalities chosen for Padma Vibhushan. Sachin Tendulkar and Ruskin Bond get Padma Shri. |
| 7/29/1891 | Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar, great Indian educationist, social reformer, litterateur and Hindi writer, passed away in Calcutta. |
| 5/16/1975 | Sikkim High Court was established at Gangtok for Sikkim territory. |
| 9/21/1862 | Venkat Apparao Gurjad, famous Telegu poet, playwright, story writer, critic and social reformer, was born. |
| 10/28/1811 | Yashwantrao Holkar, a diplomat of Peshwa kingdom, died. |
| 5/11/1987 | President's rule imposed in Punjab. |
| 9/3/1979 | M. M. Bhatnagar was appointed as the Narcotics Commissioner of India. He headed this office till 14-06-1985. |
| 3/17/1959 | Dalai Lama XIV flees from Tibet after Chinese military occupied Tibet. |
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