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Historical Event on 8/16/1901
Shripad Ramchandra Tikekar, journalist and critic, was born.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 11/18/1936 | V. O. Chidambaram Pillai, great freedom fighter, social reformer, politician, prolific writer and leader, died. |
| 11/7/1990 | National Front Government headed by V. P. Singh loses confidence motion in the Lok Sabha (151-356). Singh tenders his resignation and this is the end of 11-month-old National Front Government. |
| 2/3/1912 | Bardanand Chattergy, chemical expert, was born. |
| 11/25/1962 | Dasganu (Ganesh Dattatreya Sahastrabuddhe), modern Marathi saint and poet, passed away. |
| 10/9/1976 | International Dialing Telephone Service started between Mumbai and London. |
| 2/18/1823 | Gopal Hari Deshmukh, lokhitwadi, was born. |
| 1/12/1993 | Police firing at 15 places in Bombay; four foreign militants arrested. |
| 2/28/1900 | Kondedera Madappa Kariappa, first General of independent India, was born. |
| 5/1/1940 | Marathi magzine `Digdarshan' was published. |
| 4/18/1931 | Lord Willingdon took over as the Viceroy of India. |
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