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Historical Event on 4/16/1930

Rioting continues in India as British police fire on mob of 10,000.

Other Historical Dates and Events
11/3/1966Hurricane strikes Bengal, killing 1,000.
11/25/1977John Lobo became the Director of Central Bureau of Investigation (till 30/06/79).
1/15/1949General K. N. Kariappa became the first Indian Commander-in-Chief. He was the first Indian to reach to this post in Indian Army. In 1956, he was designated as Chief of the Army Staff - General, later Field Marshal. This event is commemoratively observed as Army Day.
11/14/1959Nehru rejects China's proposal for a mutual withdrawal of troops from a border buffer zone.
5/3/1765Clive became Governor of Bengal for second time from England after he returned to Calcutta.
5/5/1971India appeals for urgent aid for 1.8 mil. for Bangladeshi refugees in New Delhi.
10/3/1907Mansukhlal Maganlal Zaveri, famous Gujrati poet and critic, was born.
3/12/1911Daman Div Dayanand Balkrishna Bandodkar, first Chief Minister of Goa, was born.
1/26/1930Mahatma Gandhi started the Dandi march to protest against the Salt Act of the British and the same day Indians swore to get 'Total' Swaraj and organised the day as Swaraj Day.
10/10/1996UP polls throw up a hung assembly.