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Historical Event on 8/16/2000
Rangarajan Kumaramangalam, Union Power Minister, goes into a coma after multiple organ failure.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 8/30/1990 | Parliament unanimously passes the Prasar Bharati Bill. |
| 3/16/1912 | Gandhiji commends Gokhale's attempts for abolition of indenture system. |
| 3/16/1912 | ShahJahan, Mughal emperor of India, was born at Lahore. |
| 6/23/1997 | India and Pakistan reach accord on joint working groups to address outstanding issues including Kashmir and Siachen. |
| 12/1/1894 | Bhim Sen Sachar, freedom fighter, leader and Chief Minister of Punjab, was born. |
| 7/20/1954 | Armistice for Indo-China signed. |
| 9/21/1945 | British promise India independence. |
| 5/25/1936 | Rusi Framroz Surti, cricketer (Indian slow lefty, hat-trick for Qld 1969), was born in Surat, Gujarat. |
| 8/14/1862 | Bombay High Court was established for Maharashtra, Goa, Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu territory. This court has benches at Nagpur, Panaji and Aurangabad. |
| 7/4/1933 | Mahatma Gandhi sentenced to one year imprisonment. |
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