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Historical Event on 7/16/1917
Jagdishchandra Mathur, modern Hindi playwright, was born.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 7/23/1906 | Chandrashekhar Azad, great freedom revolutionery and leader, was born at Jhabra, Madhya Pradesh. |
| 6/28/1986 | Union Government sanctions maternity leave for unmarried women employees too. |
| 12/31/1929 | At the Lahore session, under the Presidentship of Jawaharlal Nehru, the Congress adopted a resolution of 'Poorna Swaraj' (Complete Independence), the slogan given by Gandhiji. The tricolour flag of freedom was unfurled and 26th January 1930 was decided to be celebrated as Independence day every year. This session led to Civil Disobedience Movement, Dandi March to break the Salt Law, etc. |
| 2/10/1803 | Jagannath Sunkerseth, great social worker, education lover and one of the sculptors of modern Mumbai, was born. |
| 2/18/1994 | India rejects OIC offer to mediate on Kashmir. |
| 6/1/1959 | The Chinese occupy Tibet and Dalai Lama flees to India. |
| 10/25/1971 | National Science and Technology Committee established. |
| 2/4/1909 | Narayan Dattatreya Sane, two test cricket umpire 1959-60, left-hand opening batsman and fast bowler, was born at Vidarbha. |
| 11/9/1942 | Jami, last evergreen poet of Parsi language, died. |
| 6/3/1985 | The week comprising of five working days was implemented in Central Government Offices for its staff. |
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