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Historical Event on 8/16/1932
Britain instituted new electoral plan for India: to allow limited untouchables and giving them separate representation.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 8/10/1986 | Gen. A.S. Vaidya, who was Chief of Army Staff, at the time of 'Operation Blue Star', was shot dead at Pune. |
| 6/16/1992 | P. D. Dhhavle, former editor of daily newspaper `Maharashtra', passed away. |
| 5/17/1927 | A.N. Radhakrishnan, great educationist, was born. |
| 10/2/1969 | Gandhi's birth centenary celebrated all over the country. |
| 2/28/1930 | Strike by workers of the Nizam state railways over bonus. |
| 6/4/1989 | Melville de Mellow, Eminent broadcaster, died. |
| 9/1/1989 | Yasser Arafat chosen for the 1988 Jawaharlal Nehru Award for International Understanding. |
| 6/6/1996 | 14 Janata Dal legislators revolt in Karnataka against the composition of the J H Patel ministry. |
| 1/8/1987 | P. G. Joshi, cricketer (12 Tests for India 1951-60, ct 18 stp 9), passed away. |
| 11/7/1975 | Indian Supreme Court validates election of Indira Gandhi at New Delhi. |
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