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Historical Event on 3/16/1901

Pralhad Balacharya Gajendragadkar, Chief Justice of Supreme Court of India, was born.

Other Historical Dates and Events
11/8/1965British Indian Ocean Territory formed.
9/4/1862Kaminikumar Chanda, social reformer and politician, was born.
4/6/1942During the second world war, for the first time Japanese air-bombers attacked India, and the mainland took place at Visakhapatnam.
1/1/1862Indian Penal Code and code of Criminal Procedure passed on October 6, 1860 came into force.
9/1/1896Bhaktivedanta Swami, litterateur and social worker, was born in Calcutta.
8/7/1934Gandhi begins a fast for penance following the violent treatment of a Hindu leader by some of his followers.
9/2/1947Gandhiji is mobbed in Calcutta house; gives up idea of Noakhali visit. Peace efforts intensified.
7/14/1997Eleventh Presidential election with K.R.Narayanan and T.N. Seshan as candidates; 732 out of 775 MPs and 3893 out of 4058 MLAs cast their ballots.
6/17/1947Burma was adopted as republic by constitution assembly.
2/26/1976V. S. Khandekar was honoured by Bhartiya Gyanpeeth Award for the novel 'Yayati'.