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Historical Event on 7/16/1905

A decision to boycott British goods was taken at Bagarhat.

Other Historical Dates and Events
2/12/1882Satyendranath Dutt, famous Bengali poet, was born.
8/21/2000Uma Bharti, the sanyasin Member of Parliament of the BJP, resigns from the Lok Sabha and the party's national executive comittee.
9/26/1977Uday Shankar (Chowdhury), producer and director of dance-based film 'Kalpana', passed away. He was the elder brother of Pandit Ravishankar. His main achievement was the blending of the Indian classical style with the Western Ballet and various folk dances.
6/1/1970Monopolies and Restrictive Trade Practices Act was enforced. This act was passed in 1969.
10/6/1963Baba Kharak Singh, freedom fighter and grand old man of Punjab, died.
12/6/1990VHP-sponsored 'karseva' in Ayodhya passes off peacefully.
6/5/1984Operation 'Blue Star' was launched by Indira Gandhi. Indian commandos stormed into Sikh's holiest gurudwara Golden Temple in Amritsar to flush out the terrorists and other anti-government elements. Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale and over 325 people were killed in the temple. Thus a great rebel arose all over the nation and specially in Punjab.
7/9/1746French sailor's fleet reached at the bank of Pondichery in India.
8/16/1980Communal riots continue; death toll in Uttar Pradesh City hits 130.
3/18/1948Socialist Party of India (SPI) disassociates itself from the Congress.