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Historical Event on 12/16/1867
Amy Carmichael, Scotch Irish missionary, was born. She went to India in 1895 under the Zenana Missionary Society, remaining there without furlough until her death 56 years later. An invalid during her last 20 years, she worked to rescue children from the Hindus.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 7/4/1902 | Swami Vivekanand (Narendra Vishwanath Dutta), Indian religious leader and social reformer, died at Memorial Rock, KanyaKumari. His brilliant career came to a sudden end only at the age of 39. |
| 11/12/1880 | Senapati Bapat (Pandurang Mahadev), armed freedom fighter, was born in Parnar (Maharashtra). |
| 10/1/1909 | Gandhiji wrote to Tolstoy regarding Passive Resistance movement. |
| 7/28/1946 | Sister Alphonsa, good teacher and social worker, died at Bharananganam. |
| 10/19/1979 | T. R. Baalu was born in Thalikottai, Distt. Thiruvarur (Tamil Nadu). |
| 11/18/1988 | Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev arrives in Delhi on a three-day visit. |
| 10/31/1990 | Religious clashes between Hindus and Muslims leave more than 180 people dead. |
| 3/15/1998 | Mr. Vajpayee is appointed Prime Minister. The number of MPs supporting the formation of a government by the BJP stands at 264 in a house of 539, just short of the working majority of 270. However, the President sees the figure as crossing the half-way mark as the Telugu Desam decides to remain neutral. Earlier, the Congress(I) conveys to the President its decision not to stake claim to form a government. |
| 9/13/2000 | Central Government withdraws the ban on use of non-iodised salt despite protests from the medical community and several state governments. |
| 5/5/1989 | Naval Tata, famous industrialist, passed away. |
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