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Historical Event on 3/16/1902

A. Appadorai, educationist and author, was born at Angadipuram, Kerala.

Other Historical Dates and Events
11/20/1942Attri Devi, freedom fighter, was arrested for further six months. She was earlier arrested for personal satyagraha and to hoist the national flag in Delhi Central Jail on January 26.
2/5/1936Baba Maharaj Satarkar (Nilkanth Gyaneshwar Gore - Satarkar) was born.
10/5/1957Nehru becomes the first recipient of the key of Hiroshima Peace City.
4/1/1889Hindu', English language newspaper changed its perodicity from weekly (20/09/1888) to daily.
1/1/1987United Nations General Assembly announced this year to be observed as the ""International Year of Shelter for the Homeless"". (5-10-87).
3/3/1939Gandhiji commences ""fast unto death"" at Rajkot to protest state's autocratic rule at Bombay and to secure ruler's adherence of promise given towards reform administration, and ends it on March 7 on Viceroy's intervention.
8/30/1934Balkrishna Pandharinath Gupte ""Baloo"", cricketer (brother of Fergie, Indian leggie), was born in Bombay.
12/6/1962India closes its consulates in Communist China.
11/2/1967Ministry of Education evolves a National Service Scheme for University students.
3/24/1991Bhau Samarth, internationaly famed painter, passed away.