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Historical Event on 9/16/2000
In an important pronouncement, the Rajasthan High Court declares Jains as a religious minority community and allows teaching institutions set up by them to enjoy minority status under Articles 29 and 30 of the Constitution.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 12/12/1964 | Maithili Sharan Gupta, famous Indian poet, Hindi litterateur, writer, social worker, patriot and Padma Bhushan awardee, died. |
| 12/30/1906 | The All India Muslim League was founded in Dacca by a group of big landlords which included Aga Khan III, The Nawab of Dacca and Nawab Mohsin-ul-Mulk-Salimullah. They supported the Partition of Bengal and called for seperate Muslim electrorates and other safeguard for Muslims. |
| 2/24/1946 | Mrs. Kashibai and Mrs. Babbai Lakshman, freedom fighters, were shot dead by the police. |
| 2/2/1978 | The Indian National Congress (I) recognized as a national party and allotted the election symbol 'hand' (Palm). |
| 1/28/1911 | The famous Hope diamond, once worn by Marie Antoinette, was bought tonight for over $300,000 by Ned McLean, son of John McLean. Mrs. McLean wore it as a head ornament, guarded by a former Secret Service man who in turn was guarded by two private detectives. Walnut-sized and exquisitely blue in color, the 44.5-carat stone stems from India. Its owners included Louis XIV, Louis XVI, and a London banker named Hope. A sinister history of ill luck, madness, and violent death clings to the unique gem. |
| 8/4/1933 | Gandhi is imprisoned for one year for breaking a restraint order. |
| 12/22/1939 | When Britain declared war against the Germans it appealed for help from all political parties. Congress put up some conditions which in other words were the immediate transfer of power. The Viceroy promised to give due consideration to the suggestions of each party and that the dominion status would be given after the war. Congress in order to pressurize the Govt. boycotted all ministries and started a civil disobedience movement and eventually resigned. Jinnah declared 22nd Dec 1939 as ""Day of Deliveranc |
| 6/10/1908 | Mary Clubwala Jadhav, politician and social worker, was born. |
| 2/17/1998 | Delhi-Tamil Nadu Ranji Trophy super-league match in Chennai was abandoned owing to pitch tampering. |
| 8/5/1991 | Leila Seth was sworn the Chief Justice of Himachal Pradesh High Court. She is a judge of Delhi High Court. |
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