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Historical Event on 8/16/1901
Shripad Ramchandra Tikekar, journalist and critic, was born.

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7/15/1979	Morarji Desai resigns as PM. Jagjivan Ram elected Janata Parliamentary party leader.
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6/20/1756	A group of British soldiers along with Halvel were imprisoned by some rebellions in a suffocating cell that gained notoriety as the ""Black Hole of Calcutta."" Most of them died here.
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Historical Event on 8/16/1901 Shripad Ramchandra Tikekar, journalist and critic, was born.

Historical Event on 8/16/1901
Shripad Ramchandra Tikekar, journalist and critic, was born.