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Historical Event on 9/16/1931
Political prisoners Tarkeshwar Dutta and Santosh Mitra were shot by an officer at Hijli detention camp near Kharagpur. They were arrested for attending the Hijli meeting.
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| 11/6/1962 | National Defence Council established. |
| 8/20/1993 | Mother Teresa hospitalized for malaria. |
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| 6/5/1974 | Smallpox epidemic in the country. |
| 3/17/1985 | Dattu Phadkar, cricketer (Indian all-rounder, 31 Tests 1947-58), passed away. |
| 8/10/1993 | Narayan Keshav Upasni, famous educationist, passed away. |
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