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Historical Event on 8/16/1932
Britain instituted new electoral plan for India: to allow limited untouchables and giving them separate representation.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 7/16/1914 | N. E. Balram, communist leader, died. |
| 10/12/1921 | Jayant Shridhar Tilak, great journalist, was born at Poona. |
| 9/5/1967 | Central Hindi Committee constituted under the chairmanship of the Prime Minister. |
| 10/27/1989 | The XIV-World Congress of Neurology was held in New Delhi under the auspices of the World Federation of Neurology and Neurology Society of India. (21-10-89). |
| 9/30/2000 | The Government appoints Dr. D.P.S. Seth as CMD of Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd. |
| 3/26/1969 | Romesh Chandra, secretary general of the World Peace Council, receives the Lenin prize |
| 5/4/1854 | The first stamp was officially issued from Calcutta where the first modern post office was established. |
| 7/29/1891 | Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar, great Indian educationist, social reformer, litterateur and Hindi writer, passed away in Calcutta. |
| 1/1/1995 | This year was announced to be observed as the ""International Year of Tolerance"". |
| 11/5/1997 | Railway ministry doubles compensation amounts from Rs. 2 lakh to Rs.4 lakh to victims of railway accidents and other untoward incidents. |
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