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Historical Event on 8/16/1996
CBI raids house of former minister Sukh Ram and finds cash and jewellery to the tune of Rs. 3 crore.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 12/1/1990 | Vijayalaxmi Pandit, first Indian Lady Ambassador and Politician, passed away at the age of 90 years. |
| 8/1/1963 | Soviets offer India arms to block China. |
| 10/26/1943 | Cholera epidemic killed 2,155 people in the third week of October at Calcutta. |
| 8/18/1891 | Jain Muni Mishrimalji, poet, social reformer and orator, was born at Pali, Rajasthan. |
| 3/22/1893 | Surya Sen, alias Masterda, revolutionary freedom fighter, was born. |
| 12/29/1977 | World's biggest Drive-In theatre started screening in Bombay. |
| 12/14/1936 | Kamalkant Bhattacharya, Assamese thinker and author, passed away. |
| 12/11/1991 | R. G. Sardesai, veteran journalist, died. |
| 12/6/1756 | British troops under Robert Clive occupy Fulta India. |
| 3/6/1962 | Ambika Chakrovorty, great revolutionary and warrior, passed away. |
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