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Historical Event on 8/1/1916

Mrs. Annie Besant in cooperation with Bal Gangadhar Tilak started the Home Rule League Movement with Dadabhai Naoroji as its President.

Other Historical Dates and Events
6/20/1979Renedy Singh, Indian Soccer(Football) player, was born in Manipur.
7/14/1999Arvind Dave is appointed Governor of Arunachal Pradesh.
2/19/1861Rani Rashmoni, great nationalist, who compelled the British to abolish the tax imposed on fishing in the river, ingeniously blocking the trade and commerce on the part of Ganges, passed away.
5/2/1907Riots break out in Rawalpindi and East Bengal, spreading to the Punjab.
7/7/1997Armed Kuki militants shot dead 25 persons and injured five seriously in an attack on Paites village in Manipur.
7/26/1844Gooroodas Banerjee was born in Calcutta. He was a Judge of Calcutta High Court.
2/21/1991The President accepts the resignation of 5 cabinet members who were disqualified by the Speaker as per the anti-defection law.
7/6/1944Mahatama Gandhi was for the first time addressed as 'Father of Nation'.
11/23/1990Madhavrao Ganesh (Balasaheb Dixit), founder of daily news paper ""Turun Bharat"", passed away.
10/28/1992Karnataka government withdraws order allowing nine private organisations to start capitation fee for engineering colleges.