Partition of Bengal, (1905), division of Bengal carried out by Lord Curzon, the British viceroy of India, amid strong Indian nationalist resistance. It marked the beginning of the Indian National Congress's transition from a middle-class pressure organization into a countrywide popular movement. Since 1765, Bengal, Bihar, and Orissa have been united as a single province of British India. By 1900, the province had grown too vast for a single government to administer. East Bengal had been overlooked in favor of West Bengal and Bihar due to its remoteness and inadequate communication. Curzon picked one of many division ideas.

For Barça supporters, October 16 will always remain a special date. Leo Messi made his FC Barcelona debut on this day in 2004. A lot had been written about the dazzling young Argentinian on the B team, but no one could have anticipated that the 17-year-old replacement would go on to become the greatest footballer to ever grace the game. From his debut goal against Albacete to the one he scored the other day against Villarreal, we've seen it all, from hat-tricks against Real Madrid to his incredible header in the Champions League Final in Rome.

In October 1952, first test match between India and Pakistan took place in Delhi. The match was of 5 series out of which the first test was Pakistan's ever first test and India won that series with 2-1 with two tests being drawn.

On October 15, 1931, on the island of Dhanushkodi off the southeastern coast of India, Avul Pakir Jainulabdeen Abdul Kalam was born into a Muslim household. After graduating from the Madras Institute of Technology, A.P.J. Abdul Kalam joined India's military department as an aeronautical scientist. He played a key role in the development of the country's nuclear weapons and was acclaimed as a national hero following a series of successful tests in 1998. Kalam was India's president for one term, from 2002 to 2007, and died on July 27, 2015, after a heart attack. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam was an Indian scientist and politician who was President of India from 2002 to 2007.

The last queen of France, known for her words, "Let them eat cake", was executed in 1793 at the age of 37. She was born an archduchess of Austria and was the pnultimate child and the youngest daughter of Empress Maria Theresa and Emperor Francis I.

Hema Malini, an Indian actress, politician, director, and producer, was born on October 16, 1948. She is best known for her roles in Hindi movies. Malini made her acting debut in 1963's Idhu Sathiyam, a Tamil movie. Malini made her acting debut in Sapno Ka Saudagar in 1968. She later appeared in a large number of Hindi films, frequently in the lead opposite Dharmendra, whom she later married in 1980. Malini was first marketed as the "Dream Girl," and she starred in a movie with that name in 1977. She is one of the most prominent leading actresses in Hindi cinema, known for playing both comedic and dramatic roles.

Margaretha Geertuida MacLeod, better known by her stage name Mata Hari died on October 15 in 1917. She was an exotic dancer and courtesan who was also convicted of being a spy for Gerany during the first world war. She was executed by the firing squad in France.

Akbar was the Mughal dynasty's third emperor. He ruled from 1556 until 1605, extending Mughal control across the majority of the Indian subcontinent. He was given the name Abu'l-Fath Jalal-ud-din Muhammad at birth. Jalal ud-din Ayatollah Jalal ud-din On October 15, 1542, Muhammad Akbar was born at the Rajput Fortress of Umerkot. He was Humayan, the son of the Mughal emperor. He spent his childhood learning to hunt, run, and battle, with little time to read or write. He was the only major Mughal king who could not read or write. He died on October 27, 1605 in Fatehpur Sikri. He was laid to rest in Sikandra, Agra. Jahangir, his son, succeeded him.

The inaugural flight of Tata Air Mail took place on October 15, 1932. JRD Tata flew the mail from Karachi to Bombay, and Vincent flew it from Bombay to Madras. This little aviation service only had two pilots, three engineers, and four support personnel. JRD notably piloted the first-ever flight of Tata Air Services from Karachi's Drigh Road Aerodrome to Mumbai's Juhu Airstrip via Ahmedabad on this date in aviation history. The plane was a single-engine De Havilland Puss Moth carrying 25kg of 4-anna airmail letters.

J.K. Rowling at the age of 27 married her first husband Jorge Arantes, a portuguese T.V. journalist. They first met in a bar and discovered that both of them shared interest in Jane Austen and got married on October 16th in the year 1992. Both of them even have a daughter named Jessica Isabel Rowling Arantes but was later named as Jessica Milford after thier separation.

One of the greatest Indian saints Sai Baba of Shirdi took his last breath on October 15 in the year 1918. He was an Indian spiritual master who is regarded by his devotees to be a manifestation of Sri Darraguru and was identified as a saint and fakir. He is revered by people belonging to both the religions i.e. Hindu and Muslim during his lifetime and his afterlife too.

A cyclone in the year 1942, hit Bay of Bengal and killed 40,000 people south of Calcutta, in south. The speed of wind during that cyclone was recorded to be 225km/h. This cyclone was one of the deadliest cyclones till now that reported so many fatalities.