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Historical Event on 8/16/1980

Communal riots continue; death toll in Uttar Pradesh City hits 130.

Other Historical Dates and Events
6/1/1955India's Untouchability (Offence) Act comes into force.
2/1/1942No. 4 Squadron of the IAF was born in the war at Peshawar. The Squadron was first equipped with Lysander aircraft. The Second World War was in its third year and Japanese forces were advancing towards India's eastern frontiers.
4/6/1906Kaveri Bhaskar Karve, teacher and author, was born at Harnai, Ratnagiri, .
9/15/1862Gaurishankar Hirachand Oza, famous historian, was born.
10/19/1997BSP withdraws support to Kalyan Singh government in UP because of its 'anti-Dalit' policies.
6/3/1995President's rule in J&K extended for another 6 months.
3/16/1928C.V. Raman announced his discovery of ''new radiation'' to an assembly of scientists at Bangalore.
3/9/1997Mumbai takes Wills Trophy in Mohali.
2/26/1975Bhanubhai Shah established the first kite museum of India called 'Shankar Kendara' in Ahmedabad.
10/5/1991Ramnath Goenka, journalist and founder chairman of the Indian Express Newspapers Group, died at the age of 87 years.