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Historical Event on 9/16/1913

Kasturba Gandhi was arrested.

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10/14/1998Prof. Amartya Sen (Indian Nobel Laureates), the economist-philosopher, awarded the Nobel Prize in economics for his contribution to welfare economics.
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12/6/1892Rukmini Lakshmipathi, great social reformer and leader, was born at Madurai.
7/31/1964Air Marshal Aspy Merwan Engineer DFC retired from the Air Officer Commanding, India Command.
6/11/1964Dr. Jayant Narlikar, great mathematician of India, submitted his thesis to Royal Society of London.
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