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Historical Event on 10/16/1936

35 killed in Hindu-Muslim riots at Bombay.

Other Historical Dates and Events
12/20/1757Clauk became Governor of Bengal.
9/24/1992Union Labour Minister announces a new export-oriented emigration policy in place of the regulatory one.
6/13/1927Henry C. K. ""Clan"" Petty-Fitzmaurice, Governor of India (1888-94), passed away at the age of 82.
2/19/1974Bombay High Oil stock was found in the sea near Mumbai.
7/1/1856In south, the first line was opened by the Madras Railway Company. It ran between Veyasarpandy and Walajah Road (Arcot), a distance of 63 miles.
4/19/1998Kottayam in Kerala becomes the first district in India to complete computerisation of the talluk offices connecting them with the district headquarters.
7/31/1997V. Thangapandian (64), Tamil Nadu Commercial Taxes Minister, died at Rajapalayam in Virudhunagar district.
1/5/1659Aurangzeb defeated Shah Shuja in the battle of Khawan near Allahabad.
11/18/1955Nicolai Bulganin and Nikita Khrushchev, top USSR Soviet leaders, first time came to New Delhi.
1/7/1900Raghukul Tilak, educationist and social worker, was born at Meerut, UP.