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Historical Event on 12/16/1952

Sri Ramalu Potiu sacrificed his life for the demand of seperate Andhra Pradesh state for the Telugu- speaking people.

Other Historical Dates and Events
5/2/1926Hindu women gain right to seek elected office.
5/26/1983R. V. Marathe, father of Postal Index, passed away.
6/9/1986ICMR set up a network of Reference/Surveillance Centres for AIDS in almost all states of India.
7/8/1914Jyoti Basu, former Chief Minister of West Bengal, was born.
7/5/1917'Hindumashinary Society' was established by Gajanan Bhaskar Vaidya.
1/3/1997Olympian Jaspal Rana sets new national mark in junior men's sports pistol 25 metres in National Shooting in Asansol.
10/20/1954Surendra Vithal Nayak "Suru Nayak", cricketer (two Tests for India v England 1982), was born in Bom
6/5/1999The Army releases documents seized from three Pakistani soldiers in the Batalik sector to substantiate its claim that Pakistan regulars are involved in the Kargil conflict.
10/21/2000Seema Antil becomes the first Indian ever to win a global title by bagging a gold medal in disc throw in the World Junior Athletic championship in Santiago.
7/21/1963Kashi Vidyapeeth was given recognisation as University.