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Historical Event on 12/16/1952

Sri Ramalu Potiu sacrificed his life for the demand of seperate Andhra Pradesh state for the Telugu- speaking people.

Other Historical Dates and Events
3/5/1851Geological Survey of India was established in Calcutta.
10/19/1997BSP withdraws support to Kalyan Singh government in UP because of its 'anti-Dalit' policies.
4/1/1989Shridhar Madhav Joshi (S. M. Joshi), great socialist leader, passed away.
11/19/1992M. Veerappa Moily selected to become the new CM of Karnataka.
7/2/1997Screening for Hepatitis C made mandatory all over India.
3/26/1992Rs. 245 crore relief in customs, excise duties announced.
5/5/1930Gandhiji was arrested and imprisoned without trial. As a result there was ''hartal'' (strike)all over India. Over 100,000 people were jailed before the end of the year.
4/14/1995India beats Sri Lanka to win the Asia Cricket Cup final in Sharjah.
7/22/1987A.G. Kripal Singh, 14 Tests for India and one century on debut, passed away.
7/26/1922Girilal Jain, famous journalist and editor, was born.