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Historical Event on 2/16/1931

Viceroy Lord Irwin meets Mahatma Gandhi for the first time.

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4/23/1928Narasimha Murtey, educationist, was born at Nandur, A.P.
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11/17/1986SAARC Summit at Bangalore decides to set up permanent secretariat at Kathmandu; India elected new Chairman.
12/20/1978Riots in many Indian cities in protest against Indira Gandhi's imprisonment.
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1/9/1998Three RJD ministers in the Gujral Cabinet - Mr. Raghuvansh Prasad Singh, Capt. Jai Narayan Nishad and Mrs. Kanti Singh - resign.
12/19/1978The Lok Sabha expels Indira Gandhi from the House and sentences her to imprisonment for a term lasting its prorogation. She was released from jail on December 26.
1/1/1918Sir Edwin Lutyens was knighted in recognition of his quality of work at Delhi and his gratuitious services to the War Graves Commission.
12/14/1953Vijay Amritraj, great Indian tennis player and actor (Octopussy), was born.
9/30/1972Pakistani troops shell into the Indian zone of Kashmir.