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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
11/14/1957Children's Day.
8/14/1954'State Carrom Association' was established in Mumbai.
10/15/1977The Congress party denies bid by Indira Gandhi to regain leadership.
1/19/1982Bombay High Court finds allegations against Chief Minister A. R. Antulay justified. Antulay resigns.
10/17/1979Supreme Court stays the execution of all death sentences.
7/29/1997India to revive 'Agni' Intermediate Range Ballistic Missile programme.
1/1/1949A ceasefire eventually came into force. Under UN supervision, a negotiated Cease Fire Line was drawn up on an actual holding basis pending future settlements. This meandering, and at places militarily illogical line, ran some 700 kilometres from Chhamb in the South to a map reference point NJ 9842 in Ladakh in the North. The fighting was to continue for 15 months, with heavy RIAF involvement throughout, but despite being continuously on an operational footing throughout this period, the re-organisation and modernisation of the service continued unabated.
9/3/2000National Cricket Academy (NCA) wins the MRF Buchi Babu Cricket tournament in Chennai.
1/3/1947Gandhiji toured the riot-affected areas in Bihar from January 3 to January 29.
8/1/1953All Private Airlines were nationalised by establishing of All Airlines India International.