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Historical Event on 10/16/1906

Shankar Damodar Chitale, famous author and teacher, was born in Secundarabad.

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4/23/1774British Commander Colonel Chapman defeated Rohilla's army and captured Ruhelkhand.
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8/7/1986Lok Sabha passes Constitution 53rd Amendment bill conferring statehood on Mizoram.
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7/18/1993Girilal Jain, 71, The Times of India editor, died.