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Historical Event on 8/16/1933
Mahatma Gandhi goes on fast for being denied to continue the anti-untouchability propaganda.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 5/19/1951 | Sukhdev Bihari Mishra of Mishra Brothers, first historian of Hindi litterateur, passed away. |
| 6/1/1996 | Neelam Sanjiva Reddy, former President of India, passed away. |
| 4/4/1984 | Squadron Leader Rakesh Sharma was the first Indian Astronaut to go in space from Baikanaur aboard Soviet Space Craft 'Soyuz 11' and revolved around the earth. |
| 11/1/2000 | T. R. Prasad was appointed as the Cabinet Secretary of India. He holds this office till date. |
| 10/17/1932 | Rani Gaidinliu, freedom fighter, social reformer and political leader, was captured by the British army. |
| 10/21/1999 | B. R. Chopra, filmmaker, gets the Dadasaheb Phalke Award. |
| 7/4/1985 | Police inquiry said bombs caused Air India jet disaster in New Delhi. |
| 12/28/1892 | Dr. Shivajirao Ganesh (Daji Patwardhan), famous social worker and Padmashri awardee, was born. |
| 1/27/1996 | 'Prithvi', surface-to-surface missile, test-fired successfully. |
| 2/18/1975 | Yogesh Shyam, soccer(Football) player, was born. |
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