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Historical Event on 5/16/1932

Hundreds die in fighting between Muslims and Hindus at Bombay.

Other Historical Dates and Events
11/1/1913Ghadar Movement started at San Francisco.
1/19/1990Mr. Jagmohan takes over the administration in J&K as the new Governor after CM Farukh Abdulla resigns.
9/19/1965Government extends ultimatum to India to dismantle forts within four days in China.
11/24/1999India finish with 10 gold, eight silver and seven bronze medals in the Commonwealth shooting championship which ended in Auckland.
8/15/1997The Government bans doctors from determining the sex of the foetus.
5/2/195340 persons were reported losing their lives today in the first crash of a jet airliner in commercial service. The jetliner, a British-built Comet, plunged to earth in a violent storm just a few minutes after taking off from Calcutta. It was carrying a party of rubber and tin operators from Malaya to England. There were no survivors. Two Comets have crashed before, one last October and one in March, but neither was carrying passengers.
3/26/1987Hyderabad beat Delhi on first innings to win the Ranji Trophy.
12/3/1884Dr. Rajendra Prasad, first President of India, was born in Jeradei village of Bihar.
6/3/1930George John Fernandes, social reformer and politician, was born in Mangalore (Karnataka).
3/23/1947Lord Mountbatten was sent as a Viceroy to India who was designated to free India.