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Historical Event on 8/16/1901

Shripad Ramchandra Tikekar, journalist and critic, was born.

Other Historical Dates and Events
1/23/199750,000 miners in Orissa lose jobs as 57 mines are closed down.
5/23/1993PM arrives in Tashkent.
4/1/1912The imperial capital of India was moved from Calcutta to Old New Delhi and the Province of Delhi was declared by a proclamation.
11/5/1999The CBI arrests the Bihar Road Construction Minister Illiyas Hussain and conducts raids in the Bitumen scam case.
1/10/1996Centre sets up Rajiv Gandhi National Drinking Water Mission.
12/4/1999A batch of 1,690 Indian soldiers leave for Sierra Leone to join the U.N. Mission to implement the peace accord.
2/10/1992Andaman and Nicobar Islands opened for foreign travellers.
4/4/1926Martial law is declared in Calcutta as rioting continues.
9/22/1996Passport seekers are given an option of 10 years (Rs. 300) or 20 years (Rs. 600) period.
1/24/1957Kagaz Ke Phool, the first Indian black and white cinemascope film, was made.