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Historical Event on 8/16/1901

Shripad Ramchandra Tikekar, journalist and critic, was born.

Other Historical Dates and Events
9/25/1990Sabyasachi Mukherji, Chief Justice of Supreme Court, aged 63, died in London.
12/12/1976Madanlal Dhingra's ashes were brought to India.
4/30/1996CBI concludes after 11 1/2 years of investigation that no espionage has taken place in what was dubbed the `ISRO spy scandal case'.
4/8/1991Prafulla Kumar Mahanta,Assam CM, steps down as party chief.
7/15/1936Hridayanand 'Kumaresh' Tiwari, great Hindi poet and writer, was born in Reoti, U.P.
4/13/1997Paes-Bhupathi corner doubles glory in the Gold Flake Open tennis in Chennai.
3/12/1988After 58 years in the commemoration of Dandi March, Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi performed the 32 kms Dandi March from Sabarmati Ashram.
1/23/1978The motto ""Shastra se Shakti"" (Strength though arms) in Hindi written in Devengiri script was approved by the President of India as the motto of the Army Ordnance Corps.The original corps motto of the Ordnance corps was ""Usa Tela Tananti"" found in the arms of the board of Ordnance. This was translated to mean ""To the thunder his arms"". The corps song titled ""Ayudh Corps Mahan"" was introduced for the first time in 4th re-union of the Army Ordnance Corps. The song is to be played or sung ""within unit lines only"", during purely Regimental functions.
12/11/1872Rajkhova Benudhar, modern Assamese poet, was born.
1/4/1931Maulana Mohammad Ali Jauhar, great orator, eminent journalist, fighter and one of the founders of Jamia Millia Islamia, died at London during the first Round Table Conference. He was closely associated to Mahatma Gandhi and took active part in Civil Disobedience Movement.