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Historical Event on 9/16/1931

Political prisoners Tarkeshwar Dutta and Santosh Mitra were shot by an officer at Hijli detention camp near Kharagpur. They were arrested for attending the Hijli meeting.

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7/30/1960Gangadhar Balkrishna Deshpande, great freedom fighter, leader and 'Lion of Karnataka', 0died. He was a loyal Congress leader.
4/2/1991Haryana Governor recommends President's rule.
5/15/1998The Indian Army at Chandilora (Tangmey) captured 15 kg charas, 400 gm dust of charas and 12 kg leaves of charas.
12/20/1931Leela Nag (Leela Roy), freedom fighter and editor of Jayshri, was arrested in Bengal for her association with ""Depali Sangh"" who supported Chatgang Ammunition Plot against the Bengal Government.
2/24/1961Government of Madras province was renamed as Tamil Nadu.
10/9/199627-member ministry of National Conference headed by its president Dr. Farooq Abdullah sworn-in in J&K.
10/9/1996Battle of Krisna was fought between two villages Rakshasi and Tangadi.
12/21/1989V. P. Singh wins vote of confidence in the Lok Sabha.
9/4/19676.5 earthquake at Koyna Dam in Maharashtra kills 200 people.