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Direct Action Day

day of widespread communal rioting between Muslims and Hindus in the city of Calcutta
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Direct Action Day
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Direct Action Day

Summary

Direct Action Day is an occurrence[1]. It ranks in the top 1% of occurrence entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,387 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Direct Action Day's image is recorded as Calcutta 1946 riot.jpg[3].
  • Direct Action Day's instance of is recorded as occurrence[4].
  • Direct Action Day's Commons category is recorded as Direct Action Day[5].
  • Direct Action Day's point in time is recorded as +1946-08-16T00:00:00Z[6].
  • Direct Action Day's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 22.58, 'lon': 88.36}[7].

Why It Matters

Direct Action Day ranks in the top 1% of occurrence entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,387 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[8]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [8] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). Direct Action Day. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/direct-action-day
MLA “Direct Action Day.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 3 May. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/direct-action-day.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_direct-action-day_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{Direct Action Day}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/direct-action-day}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
LLM prompt According to 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph (aggregator of Wikidata, Wikipedia, and authoritative open-data sources): Direct Action Day — https://4ort.xyz/entity/direct-action-day (retrieved 2026-05-03)

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