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Historical Event on 8/16/1980
Communal riots continue; death toll in Uttar Pradesh City hits 130.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 9/13/2000 | Central Government withdraws the ban on use of non-iodised salt despite protests from the medical community and several state governments. |
| 3/1/1996 | Supreme Court frees CBI from the control of PM Rao and directs that CBI would take no instruction or permission from or report to any authority personally interested in or likely to be affected by the investigation into the hawala case. |
| 12/6/1995 | Prabhakar Barve,painter of international fame, passed away. |
| 12/6/1995 | Savtamali, famous saint, attains 'samadhee'. |
| 5/1/1981 | Sindhudurga district was formed in Maharashtra State. |
| 1/1/1909 | Dattaram Dharmaji Hindlekar, cricketer (Indian batsman & wicket-keeper 1936-46), was born in Bombay. |
| 3/23/1931 | Bhagat Singh, Shivram Rajguru and Sukhdev, great freedom fighters and revolutionaries, were hanged for assasination of Saunders, Assistant Superintendent of Police in the Central Jail at Lahore. Bhagat Singh and his associates showed no signs of any fear as they kissed the noose, chanting ""Inquilab Zindabad"" (long live the revolution). |
| 11/24/1941 | Indian infantry attacks German tanks at Sidi Omar. |
| 6/5/1997 | Brahmapuram diesel power project, KSEB's first thermal power project, situated 25 km from Kochi, Kerala commissioned. |
| 10/16/1896 | Govindas Seth, hindi litterateur and politician, was born. |
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