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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
3/19/1973Mine explosion in Bihar kills 47.
12/17/1905Judge Mohammad Hidayatullah, Chief Justice and Supreme Court of India, was born.
10/1/1941No. 3 Squadron, similarly Audax-equipped, was raised at Peshawar.
6/12/1891Gandhiji sailed for India and reached in July.
6/12/1891Amir Timur left Delhi. He took the title 'Emperor of India' and recrossed the Indus on March 11.
9/10/1999Top seeds Bhupathi and Paes finished runners-up in the US Open doubles, losing to Sebastien Lareau and Alex O'Brien in the final.
3/9/1974Guru Amudan Sharma, famous Manipuri dance master, passed away.
2/6/1990Ashok Shandilya of Railways wins National billiards crown.
11/16/198966 out of 71 trapped miners at Raniganj rescued.
6/10/1900Jayantnath Chaudhary, former General of Indian Army General, was born.