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Historical Event on 3/16/1912

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

Other Historical Dates and Events
10/14/1998Prof. Amartya Sen was awarded the 1998 Nobel Prize for Economics. He became the sixth Indian, by birth or citizenship, to win a Nobel.
8/4/1967World's longest and highest Dam 'Nagarjun Sagar' made by Masonary System was inaugrated.
1/17/1997Supreme Court bans all non-forest activities including running of saw mills and mining in forest areas.
3/19/2000Bill Clinton, US President, arrives to a warm welcome in India. This was the first presidential visit of a US head in two decades.
5/8/1971Mohinder Singh Gill at Fresno sets record for TJ in 16.79.
3/3/1943Gandhi breaks his hunger strike after 21 days.
8/12/1973Dayanand Balkrishna Bandodkar, first Chief Minister of Goa, Daman and Diu, died.
8/29/1974Lokdal Party established under the presidency of Chaudhary Charansingh.
5/4/1993Santosh Yadav became the first Indian woman to conquer the Everest twice.
2/25/1992Railway budget proposes 20\% hike in upper class passenger fares.