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Historical Event on 8/16/1980

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

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3/19/1954The first helicopter S-55 arrived at Bombay by sea.
2/9/1985Editor of 'Sakal', a Marathi daily newspaper, passed away.
6/2/1990Union Government set up a tribunal to settle the Cauvery water issue between Tamil Nadu & Karnataka.
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6/29/1901Amal Kumar Sarkar, Chief Justice of Supreme Court of India, was born.
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