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Historical Event on 9/16/1913

Kasturba Gandhi was arrested.

Other Historical Dates and Events
4/29/1947Abolition of ""untouchability"".
3/29/1952India enters into a war with Japan.
3/31/1990Bharat Ratna, India's highest award, was given to Dr. Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar (1841-1956) (Posthumous).
1/18/1948Gandhi breaks 121-hour fast in New Delhi, after halting of Muslim-Hindu riots in Calcutta. He breaks the fast on security pledges from communal leaders who ""Peace Pledge"" to Gandhiji.
8/19/1992K.R.Narayanan elected the ninth Vice President of India.
12/5/1943The Japanese planes attack Calcutta port.
4/4/1947San Francisco's Henry Grady chosen the first U.S. ambassador to India.
2/11/2001Objective type paper scheduled in 28 cities in India.
10/18/1968Narendra Deepchand Hirwani, cricketer (Ind leggie 16 wickets vs WI on debut in 1988), was born in Gorakhpur.
5/2/1981Dr. Yashwant Singh Parmar, the architect of modern Himachal Pradesh and an energetic Chief Minister, passed away.