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Historical Event on 3/16/1912

Gandhiji commends Gokhale's attempts for abolition of indenture system.

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9/27/1833Raja Rammohan Roy, great social reformer, lawyer and politician passed away at Stapleton Grove in England.
11/8/1999The Government announces waiver of telephone bills up to Rs. 1000 in the rural areas of cyclone-hit Orissa.
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2/8/1995Mulayam Singh wins the crucial vote of strength.
3/20/1920Usha Mehta, freedom fighter, was born at Satara. Her name is closely attached with freedom movement via Bombay Radio, as she and Babubhai Prasad and Vitthalbhai Zaveri founded this Radio and started motivating people of India with their telecasts.
8/3/1970Chonira Beliappa Muthamma, first women career diplomat, appointed ambassador to Hungary.