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Historical Event on 7/16/1909

Aruna Asaf Ali, social worker and freedom fighter, was born at Kalka in Haryana.

Other Historical Dates and Events
6/29/2000The Election Commission derecognises seven regional parties in some states -- Samata Party in Haryana, Shiv Sena in Dadra and Nagar Haveli and the RJD in Manipur, NTR-Telugu Desam Party in Andhra Pradesh, the Samajwadi Janata Party (Rashtriya) in Chandigarh, the United Minority Front in Assam and the Haryana Vikas Party in Haryana-- These will remain registered but unrecognised parties.
1/30/1996Supreme Court directs CBI and other govt. agencies to speed up the Jain hawala probe.
3/27/1997South African President Nelson Mandela arrives in New Delhi on official visit.
7/25/1938Gautam Kalicharan, famous Hindi poet, was born.
2/19/1992A 12-member Congress (I) TUJS coalition ministry led by S. R. Burman sworn in Tripura.
6/12/1891Gandhiji sailed for India and reached in July.
9/27/1989The second test launching of India's surface-to-surface missile, 'Prithvi', from Sri Harikota was successful.
11/7/2000Indrajit Bhalotia wins the Wills Southern Open golf tournament.
4/15/1996Shyam Benegal's film ""The Making of a Mahatma"" released in South Africa.
11/9/1710Reynier de Klerk, governor-general of Dutch-Indies, baptized.