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Historical Event on 8/16/1901
Shripad Ramchandra Tikekar, journalist and critic, was born.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 11/14/1997 | 10th International Film Festival for children and young people ambles into Hyderabad atop Gajju, the delightful elephant mascot. About 125 films from 30 countries will be screened. |
| 7/23/1956 | India celebrates the birth centenary of Bal Gangadhar ""Lokmanya"" Tilak. |
| 10/2/1994 | Gandhi Peace Prize instituted on the lines of Nobel Peace Prize on the great leader's 125th birth anniversary. |
| 7/18/1947 | Indian Independence Act, signed by King George VI, was proclaimed as Indian Freedom Act, 1947. |
| 2/14/1952 | Smt. Sushma Kaushal Swaraj was born in Ambala Cantt. (Haryana). |
| 9/8/1995 | Harcharan Singh Brar sworn in as the Chief Minister of Punjab. |
| 8/9/1963 | India is the first country to add its signature to the test-ban treaty at Moscow. |
| 8/21/1879 | Jahangir Bemanji Petit, famous industrialist, was born. |
| 10/19/1888 | Namakkal Kavignar, Gandhian poet and painter, was born at Mohanur in Salem. |
| 10/29/1991 | Barister Waman Barlinge (Dadasaheb), great freedom fighter, former Rajya Sabha member and Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh, passed away. |
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