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Historical Event on 7/16/1909

Aruna Asaf Ali, social worker and freedom fighter, was born at Kalka in Haryana.

Other Historical Dates and Events
12/8/1942Hemant Shamsunder Kanitkar, cricketer (batted in two Tests India v WI 1974), was born in Amravati, Maharashtra.
12/29/1959Durgapur Iron Plant inaugurated.
4/20/1887Padmabhushan Jemini Roy, famous painter, was born.
3/2/1982Indira Gandhi opened Mahatma Gandhi Road Bridge at Patna.
6/2/1975India's First Spunge Iron project inaugurated at Vijaywada.
10/25/1999US Energy Secretary Bill Richardson arrives.
1/5/1671Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj captured the 'Salher' fort from Mughals.
12/7/1992Religious riots swept across India in the wake of the destruction of the ancient Babri Masjid mosque by rampaging Hindu fanatics in the northern Indian town of Ayodhya yesterday. More than 800 people had been killed and hundreds injured as Muslim and Hindu mobs stabbed, shooted and beat each other. The violence had thrown the government into chaos and had spilled into the neighboring states of Pakistan and Bangladesh. The army had been called out to restore order in Bombay, where street battles left 41 dead. The stock market had been closed down and Parliament forced to adjourn. Advani quit as the leader of opposition in the Lok Sabha.
12/27/1990Central Govt. introduces fresh direct tax proposals to raise additional Rs. 810 crore by raising income tax and fixing limits for deduction of depreciation.
4/15/1947Issues with Jinnah a joint appeal for communal peace.