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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
9/28/1993Gas pipe below Karakas National Highway exploded claiming 58 lives.
2/7/1856Wajid Ali Shah, ruler of Oudh, was asked to abdicate by the British Resident on grounds of chronic misrule.
12/19/1945Gandhiji lays foundation stone of C. F. Andrews' Memorial Hospital at Santiniketan.
3/24/1896Thiripad V. T. Bhatt, author and journalist, was born.
6/30/1991A 36-member Congress ministry led by Hiteswar Saikia assumes office in Assam.
9/15/1860M. Visveswarayya, maker of modern Karnataka, was born. He was a notable engineer too.
12/20/1969Nihalsingh Gurumukh, former Chief Minister of Dehli and Governor of Rajasthan, died.
8/17/1998The Government issues a notification banning the use of quinacrine, a controversial female contraceptive and sterilization agent.
12/21/2000Central Zone and South Zone are declared joint winners after the game ends in a tie in the final of the Deodhar Trophy one day cricket tournament in Lucknow.
3/20/1997Maharashtra (like H.P.) proposes to make carrying for aged parents mandatory.