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Historical Event on 9/3/1916
Annie Besant started 'Home Rule' movement.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 7/12/1970 | Major flood in Alaknanda river resulted in sweeping of buses and claimed 600 lives. |
| 7/12/1970 | Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan was born. |
| 2/24/1946 | Mrs. Kashibai and Mrs. Babbai Lakshman, freedom fighters, were shot dead by the police. |
| 5/18/1932 | Hindu-Muslim riots take place in Bombay. 150 are killed or injured. Jinnah - the permanent president of the Muslim league, began to spread the rumors that Muslim minority was in danger under Hindu majority and actively propagated the theory of two separate nations. |
| 2/11/1944 | Buddhadev Dasgupta, director (Charachar, Grihajuddha), was born. |
| 4/13/1889 | Balkrishna A. Pillai, litterateur and journalist, was born. |
| 4/24/1998 | India wins the Coca Cola Cup at Sharjah, beating Australia by six wickets in the final. |
| 3/9/1897 | Fans start calling the team 'Indians' (in 1915 it became official). |
| 9/6/1674 | Faced with a critical situation, De la Haye had to capitulate and surrender St Thome to the Dutch who allowed the Sultan of Golconda to re-occupy it. |
| 3/6/1962 | Ambika Chakrovorty, great revolutionary and warrior, passed away. |
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