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Historical Event on 8/16/1946
Hindus and Muslims riot in Calcutta. 90 people lost their lives and other 900 were hurt. The Muslim League observed a ""Direct Action Day"" and announced its withdrawal of support from all plans.
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| 5/1/1948 | Baroda State merged into Bombay Province. |
| 4/18/2000 | The Board of Control for Cricket in India adopts a six-point code of conduct for the players. |
| 4/18/2000 | Iltutmish, father of Radiya Sultan, died in Delhi. |
| 12/6/1956 | Dr. Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar (Babasaheb), great social worker, politician and writer of Indian constitution, passed away in Bombay. |
| 9/3/1993 | Pawar resigns from Lok Sabha to take up the newly won Maharashtra Legislative Council seat. |
| 5/15/1995 | PM Rao reaches New York for a week-long visit. |
| 9/11/1948 | Mohammad Ali Jinnah, father of Pakistan, died. |
| 1/10/1987 | Sikh terrorists murder Punjab prison chief in Chandigarh. |
| 6/23/1971 | Sriprakash, freedom fighter, prolific writer and member of the AICC, passed away. |
| 2/8/1989 | Mrs. Gro Harlem Brundtland, PM of Norway, was awarded 1988 Indira Gandhi Prize for Peace, Disarmament and Development. |
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