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Historical Event on 8/16/1980

Communal riots continue; death toll in Uttar Pradesh City hits 130.

Other Historical Dates and Events
1/27/1948Gandhiji visits Mehrauli Muslim Fair.
7/11/1630Rezabeebeth Sookeas Begum passed away.
1/20/1939Nalin Chandra Wickramasinghe, great Indian astronomer, was born.
10/18/1906Depressed Classes Mission Society' was established by Vitthal Ramji Shinde.
11/19/1998Shruti Khanna won her Maiden title on Indian soil in the Northern India Ladies Championship at the Delhi Golf Course.
5/28/1998India takes retaliatory measures against Australia for its unilateral action.
12/20/1993India and Council of European Union sign a co-operation agreement in Brussels.
6/30/1999The first ever direct bus service between India and Bangladesh gets delayed due to heavy rain.
11/15/2000India cancels cricket series with Pakistan in January next on account of Islamabad's ''hostile propaganda''.
1/28/1950Supreme Court of India was inaugurated.