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Historical Event on 3/16/1877

Nanalal Dalpatram Kavi, famous poet, Gujarati litterateur and Headmaster, was born.

Other Historical Dates and Events
10/11/1999Congress (I) Ministry under the leadership of Mukut Mithi is sworn-in in Arunachal Pradesh.
5/4/1959Nehru rejects proposals that India and Pakistan resolve their differences and set up a common alliance against Communist China.
5/6/1948India rejected the Security Council's plan for UN supervision over plebiscite in Kashmir.
4/11/1999India successfully test-fires the extended range ''Agni-II'' missile, bridging a key gap in its minimum nuclear deterrent profile.
1/1/19958th World Tamil Conference begins in Madurai.
5/8/1996The governing Congress party is routed in Indian elections that have left no party with a clear mandate to govern.
9/23/1908Ramdhari Singh Dinkar, famous Hindi poet, was born.
7/16/1856Ishwar Chand Vidyasagar, on the request of Governor Lord Canning, instituted a law announcing the right of Hindu widows for re-marriage.
7/23/1976Hari Chand at Montreal sets record for 10,000m in 28.48.72.
1/17/1833William Rush, Indian sculptor (Spirit of the Schuylkill), passed away.