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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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| 4/25/1955 | Syed Mohammad Zamin Ali, great educationist, poet, editor, writer, professor and founder-member of the Hindustani Academy, passed away. |
| 8/15/1925 | Sadashiv Pandurang Jantre, great freedom fighter and social worker, was born . |
| 1/30/1785 | Sir Charles Metkaff, governor general of East India Company, was born. |
| 12/25/1946 | Gandhiji said, at Noakhali, ""I am being tested through and through"". |
| 1/3/1912 | Shantiprasad Jain, famous industrialist, was born. |
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