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Historical Event on 9/16/1931
Political prisoners Tarkeshwar Dutta and Santosh Mitra were shot by an officer at Hijli detention camp near Kharagpur. They were arrested for attending the Hijli meeting.
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| 3/19/1939 | Abbas Ali Baig, cricketer (Indian bat 112 on debut v England 1959), was born in Hyderabad. |
| 12/30/1803 | East India Comapny captured Dehli, Agra and Bharooch. |
| 4/24/1972 | Jamini Roy, Padmabhushan awardee and famous painter, passed away. |
| 12/10/1923 | Madhav Gururao Kulkarni, great author and educationist, was born in Rani Bennur, Dharwar. |
| 7/16/1905 | A decision to boycott British goods was taken at Bagarhat. |
| 7/24/1993 | Vajpayee elected leader of the Opposition in Lok Sabha. |
| 8/20/1979 | Indian premier Charan Singh resigns. |
| 10/9/1987 | Official Languages Rules, 1976 amended. |
| 12/29/1989 | Prasar Bharati Bill and Lok Pal Bill introduced in Lok Sabha. |
| 5/11/1888 | Asaf Ali, lawyer, nationalist, writer and connoisseur of music and arts, was born. |
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