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Historical Event on 8/16/1901

Shripad Ramchandra Tikekar, journalist and critic, was born.

Other Historical Dates and Events
6/1/1970Monopolies and Restrictive Trade Practices Act was enforced. This act was passed in 1969.
6/11/1930A cyclonic storm blew a train off the rails near Himmatnagar, Gujarat, killing at least one person and injuring many more.
9/19/1990Planning Commission announces 8th Five-Year Plan proposals with a total outlay of Rs. 610,000 crore.
1/6/1992Sachin Tendulkar completes 148* vs Australia at the SCG.
8/2/1987Vishwanathan Anand becomes the first Asian to win the World Junior Chess championship.
12/24/1997Congress(I) splits in Bihar with Dr. Jagannath Mishra and Ram Lakhan Singh Yadav floating iits regional outfit, ""Bihar Jan Congress
2/23/1908Maharaj Kumar Raghubir Sinh, famous Hindi writer and historian, was born.
10/18/1928Roshan Harshadlal "Deepak" Shodhan, cricketer (century on Test debut for India), was born in Ahmedabad.
1/7/1859The Bahadur Shah II case trial was started, which ended on March 29.
4/5/1979First Naval Museum of India established in Bombay.