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Historical Event on 10/16/1999
Indian women claimed bronze in the Asian team chess championship in Shenyang
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 3/17/1989 | Hemwati Nandan Bahuguna, president of Lok Dal (B) and former Union Minister, passed away. |
| 6/30/1968 | Makhanlal Chaturvedi, famous journalist and litterateur, passed away. |
| 8/1/1920 | Under the leadership of Gandhi, the non-cooperation movement was launched against Lord Chelmsford. ""Firmness in truth,"" was his strategy of noncooperation and non-violence against India's Christian British rulers. Later, he resolved to wear only 'dhoti' to preserve homespun cotton and simplicity, followed with grassroots agitation. This began with renunciation of honorary titles like 'Sir' given by the British. Thereafter, it was followed by the boycott of legislatures, elections and other Government works. Foreign clothes were burnt and Khadi became a symbol of freedom. The movement was a great success despite firing and arrests. By the end of 1921, all important national leaders, except Gandhi, were in jail, along with 3000 others. However, in February 1922, at Chaurichaura, Uttar Pradesh, violence erupted and Gandhi called off the movement. He was imprisoned and the movement was over. |
| 5/17/1775 | Marathas were badly mauled in the battle of Arras by Col. Keating in the first Anglo - Maratha war. |
| 5/17/1775 | Sikh Guru Amardasji, great social worker and teacher, was born at Basare village near Amritsar district. |
| 2/19/1919 | Arvind Gokhle, great Marathi story writer, was born. |
| 7/25/1987 | Giani Zail Singh (1916-1994) retired from the post of seventh President. |
| 2/3/1994 | Akash' missile launched successfully. |
| 1/6/1992 | Sachin Tendulkar completes 148* vs Australia at the SCG. |
| 4/2/1997 | A division bench of Mumbai High Court holds that a married woman of a joint Hindu family can stake a claim to her father's property. |
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