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Historical Event on 3/16/1912
Gandhiji commends Gokhale's attempts for abolition of indenture system.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 9/15/1997 | Prasar Bharati Act comes into force seeking to free Doordarshan and Akashvani from government control. |
| 7/31/1980 | Muhammad Rafi, famous playback singer, died at the age of 40. |
| 2/7/1985 | Uday Merchant, cricketer (brother of Vijay, prolific scorer), passed away. |
| 9/7/1995 | Mohammed Yousef Jameel, BBC stringer and special correspondent of The Asian Age, died in a parcel bomb explosion in Srinagar. |
| 2/8/1993 | India and Spain sign four agreements as the Spanish PM, Felipe Gonzalez, began a two-day visit to New Delhi. |
| 7/24/1994 | Bodo kills 37 moslems in Bashbari, North Eastern India. |
| 3/20/1602 | United East India Company of the Netherlands i.e. Dutch East India Company was chartered by States-General of Holland. During its 96-year history, it became one of the world's most powerful companies. |
| 8/17/1998 | National Human Rights Commission recommends compulsory registration of marriages in a bid to check child marriages. |
| 4/8/1923 | Plague in India killed 1,000 in past week. |
| 1/29/1953 | Indian National Academy of Dance, Drama and Music inaugurated. |
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