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Historical Event on 4/15/1919
British troops kill 400 Indians, who were demonstrating against the British rule at Amritsar for the forced marshall law on Punjab.
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| 8/16/1991 | C. Achuta Menon, former CM of Kerala, passed away. |
| 5/6/1971 | D. Sen became the director of Central Bureau of Investigation (till 29/03/77). |
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