16 August in Hindu history
16 August 1886
Sri Ramakrishna’s mahasamadhi at Cossipore
Sri Ramakrishna Paramahamsa leaves the body at the Cossipore garden house. His young disciples, led by Narendranath, take sannyasa and form the first monastery at Baranagar.
16 August 1946
Direct Action Day killings in Calcutta
The Muslim League’s call for Direct Action to press for Pakistan sets off four days of killing in Calcutta in which thousands of Hindus and Muslims die. Violence spreads to Noakhali in October and then to Bihar.