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Historical Event on 3/16/1880
Parshuram Rajshekhar Basu, famous Bengali writer, was born.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 5/19/1982 | Elections for Assemblies held in West Bengal, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh and Kerala. |
| 2/21/1953 | Tillaya Dam and Bokaro Power Station opened by the PM. |
| 11/2/1990 | Many die in firing in Ayodhya as Karsevaks storm the Ram Janma Bhumi/Babri Masjid structure. Curfew in many areas in north and west India to prevent communal violence. Several people die in violence. |
| 11/25/1977 | John Lobo became the Director of Central Bureau of Investigation (till 30/06/79). |
| 12/28/1971 | Nanak Singh, famous novelist and poet, died at Preet Nagar. |
| 12/11/1780 | Goddard General, Bassein fort was captured near Bombay. |
| 3/1/1950 | The population figure for India is announced as 347,340,000. |
| 7/31/1997 | V. Thangapandian (64), Tamil Nadu Commercial Taxes Minister, died at Rajapalayam in Virudhunagar district. |
| 4/17/1996 | Indian Railways bars AIDS patients from using trains. |
| 10/12/1990 | Government of India announces a 15\% cut in oil consumption, exempting LPG and kerosene. |
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