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Historical Event on 9/16/1916

D. R. Samant, journalist and social reformer, was born at Ratnagiri, Maharashtra.

Other Historical Dates and Events
4/10/1760Gerard George Clifford, head of East-Indian Company, passed away at the age of 75.
12/27/1998Churches and missionary schools come under attack and many were injured in a fresh outbreak of communal violence in Surat and Dangs district of Gujarat even as the Bajrang Dal and the Vishwa Hindu Parishad announce the stepping up of their stir against the alleged conversion of Hindus.
10/24/1997Kerala bans ragging in educational institutions by an ordinance.
11/10/2000R.M. Shankara and Rashmi Kumari lift men's and women's title in the World carrom championship in New Delhi.
5/10/1927Nayantara Sahgal, famous writer and social reformer, was born.
1/4/1958Waverley John Anderson, Scottish viscount and Governor of Bengal, died at the age of 75.
1/19/1839Aden conquered by British East India Company.
11/11/1913Gandhi sentenced to nine months' imprisonment at South Africa.
7/5/1917'Hindumashinary Society' was established by Gajanan Bhaskar Vaidya.
8/29/1984Indian Airlines Boeing 737 with 68 passengers and a crew of 6 hijacked in Lahore.