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Historical Event on 10/16/1936
35 killed in Hindu-Muslim riots at Bombay.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 2/1/1901 | Six language penel were started on the Rs. five dinomination. These notes were single sided and the back side could be used for accounting purposes. The six languages were Urdu, Bengali, Telugu, Kaithi, Kannada and Tamil. The paper used for printing was white hand made and moulded. |
| 1/30/1997 | Fifth Pay Commission submits proposals; minimum salary Rs. 2440 pm and maximum 26,000. Cabinet Secretary 30,000; six-day week; retirement at 60, etc. proposed. |
| 12/25/1932 | King George V's chair collapsed during his Christmas dinner speech. |
| 11/13/1901 | War Secretary Brodrick claimed that Boers were killing natives in large numbers. He intended to withdraw troops from India to fight in S. Africa at London. |
| 1/2/1930 | Mazharul Haque, greatest social worker, politician, nationalist, poet, journalist and writer, died. |
| 10/11/1894 | Sudhirranjan Das, former Chief Justice of Supreme Court, was born. |
| 6/17/1991 | Prabhakar Machve, famous litterateur, passed away. |
| 2/5/1630 | Har Rai, Sikh Guru, was born. |
| 12/15/1803 | East India Company captured Orrisa state. |
| 12/9/1977 | Ravishankar Mahashankar Rawal, famous painter, passed away. |
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