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Historical Event on 10/16/1978

Test debut of Kapil Dev, India vs Pakistan, at Faisalabad.

Other Historical Dates and Events
5/1/1972All fuel coal mines were nationalised.
8/2/1861Parafulla Chandra Ray, chemical expert and great patriot, was born in the village of Raruli-Katipara IN Jessore district.
7/26/1910Unrest flares up in the Deccan region of India. Demand grows for self-determination.
1/18/1930Gurudev Rabindranath Thakur (Tagore) and Mahatma Gandhi met at Sabarmati Ashram.
7/25/1987Giani Zail Singh (1916-1994) retired from the post of seventh President.
1/19/1905Maharshi Devendranath Tagore, Bengali writer and thinker, passed away.
8/15/1982Doordarshan's national programme and the first nationwide colour transmission started by Delhi Doordarshan.
3/13/1857Lord William Pit, Governer General of India (1823-28), passed away.
10/22/1997Indian veterans take winning 3-0 lead against Pakistan in the five-match cricket series.
10/25/1989P. Baiju, Anand Shetty, Arjun Deviah, Ananda Natarajan set a record for India at the 4x100m relay meet in 40.14s at Islamabad.