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Historical Event on 8/16/1901

Shripad Ramchandra Tikekar, journalist and critic, was born.

Other Historical Dates and Events
7/20/1969Varahagiri Venkatagiri retired from the post of President.
5/7/1994Sunit Khatau, famous industrialist and textile magnet in Mumbai and owner of Khatau Group, was murdered. He was 55.
2/14/1996President dedicates 55,000-seated Jawaharlal Nehru International Stadium at Kochi to the nation.
10/26/1930Gulal Bai Parekar, a14-year-old girl led a 13-girls team to hoist the national flag at Esplanade Park. A police sargeant tried to snach the flag and then kidnapped her.
5/1/1927Dr. Namwar Singh was born.
4/16/1801Warrior Vithoji Holkar of Peshwa kingdom was assassinated.
1/25/1856Battle of Seattle; skirmish between settlers & Indians.
11/15/1993Supreme Court rules that the CEC is supreme
6/23/1920Kesri Jagannathrao Joshi, senior leader of Janata Party in Karnataka, was born.
1/28/1933India in Waldorf Hotel in London read out a four and a half page note in Cambridge.