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Historical Event on 8/16/1980

Communal riots continue; death toll in Uttar Pradesh City hits 130.

Other Historical Dates and Events
3/5/1948C. Rajagopalachari appointed the first Indian Governor General to succeed Lord Mountbatten on 21 June.
10/2/1954Chandernagar, former under French possession, was made a part of West Bengal.
12/7/1998A. B. Vajpayee questions Pakistan's decision to hand over part of occupied Kashmir to China and says the area belongs to India.
5/25/1995Voting on the Criminal Law Bill differed again in Rajya Sabha.
2/16/1911Bhalchandra Gopal Bapat, newspaper editor and educationalist, was born.
7/5/1857Baigum Hazrat Mahal again attack on Lucknow.
3/21/1973Yashwant Ramkrishna Date, great Marathi dictionary creator, passed away.
10/31/1966Mihir Sen swam Panama Canal in 34 hours 15 minutes.
4/13/1984Kerala Government drops Silent Valley Project and declares the entire area a national park.
4/13/1984Babur Shah was declared as the Emperor of Dehli.