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Historical Event on 4/16/1992
Arjun Singh, Pawar, Antony win CWC polls.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 12/27/1999 | PSCB's Prathima Kumari shattered the National clean and jerk mark twice in the women's 58-kg class on the second day of the senior national weightlifting championship in Kalyan. |
| 4/6/1773 | James Mill of Scotland, great philosopher and historian (British India), was born. |
| 6/24/1901 | John Thottam (Sir Marry Benigna C.D.) Marry, great poetess and teacher, was born in Elangi village at Kerala. |
| 7/23/1903 | Chandra Shekhar Azad was born Today in 1903 |
| 10/6/1927 | First Indian Cinematograph Enquiry Committee, under the chairmanship of Diwan Bahadur T. Rangachariar, was appointed by the Government. |
| 6/4/1958 | The three-men Indian Mountaineering group successfully climbed the high Peak in the Garhwal Hills Range. |
| 7/23/1904 | The Great Indian Peninsula Railway started First Class restaurant cars on its mail trains. |
| 11/14/1996 | Competition Post Card', a new category of postcard, priced Rs. 2 introduced. |
| 8/19/1757 | The first rupee coin was minted in Calcutta by the East India Company. |
| 7/13/1930 | Swarup Kishan Reu, cricket test umpire for 17 tests from 1978-85, was born in Delhi and was honoured by Padmashree in 1986. He joins the record of umpiring most Tests for India. |
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