Horoscope	Baby Names	Festivals
Articles	Pictures	Videos
India News	Indian Food	Drivers License Information
Hot Deals	Immigration	Health & Lifestyle
Mortgage Calculator	Jobs	Blogs
Advertise	Currency Convertor	Shop Amazon

Detroit Indian Community - DetroitIndian.net

HOME

BUSINESS PAGES

RECIPES

Quick Links

Festivals

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.

Other Historical Dates and Events
4/7/1962	Umrigar slams 172* vs WI at Port-of-Spain in 248 minutes.
3/10/1904	Raghunath Gopal Kokaje, great Hindi writer, was born at Bhoka, district Ratnagiri.
8/10/1994	President's rule in J&K extended for another 6 months beginning 3rd Sept.
7/20/1990	Tamil Nadu Bandh organised by Tamil Nadu Government to protest against the killing of Tamils in Sri Lanka passes off peacefully.
12/14/1962	Bharathi Arun, cricketer (Indian pace bowler late-80's), was born in Vijayawada.
12/1/1966	Nagaland becomes a state of the Indian Union.
6/2/1953	Mountaineer Edmund Hillary of New Zealand and his Nepalese Sherpa guide Tensing became the first men to conquer Mount Everest, the world's tallest mountain. The two reached the pinnacle of Everest, more than 29,000 feet above sea level, at 11.30 a.m.
11/18/1772	Madhav Rao Peshwa (the 4th peshwa ruler) died at the age of 28. Narayanrao succeeded him.
8/9/1995	India celebrated 53rd anniversary of Quit India movement.
9/6/1903	Russia increases import duties on Indian and Ceylon tea in retaliation for British import policies in Moscow.

Explore

Contribute Articles

Contribute Videos

Contribute Recipes

Contribute Pictures

DetroitIndian.net is operated under IndianLoop.com network (Broadlink, LLC site) and is a Trademark of BroadLink, LLC. Any unauthorized use of these Trademarks is strictly prohibited.
All the content on this site is protected under the copyright law. No content can be reproduced in any form without the written consent of BroadLink, LLC.

Select City

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.

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.