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Historical Event on 12/16/1952

Sri Ramalu Potiu sacrificed his life for the demand of seperate Andhra Pradesh state for the Telugu- speaking people.

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2/20/1968First Edition of 'Amrit Bazar Patrika' weekly was published in Bengali language.
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3/3/1997Senior Officials Meeting of Indian Ocean Rim (IOR) countries begins in Mauritius.
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8/11/1984A cloud of toxic chemicals escaped from a Union Carbide plant near Charleston, West Virginia, this morning, and at least 135 residents were treated for eye, throat, and lung irritation. Last December, methyl isocyanate gas escaped from a Union Carbide plant in India, killing 2,000 people. No MIC escaped today, plant officials said. Aldicarb oxime, a much less toxic gas, is declared as one constituent of the gas cloud.
12/22/1975Vasant Krishna Desai, famous music director, died.
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