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Historical Event on 10/16/1920

B. Sathyaji Rao, cricket Test umpire for 17 tests from 1960-79, was born in Karnataka.

Other Historical Dates and Events
4/6/1930Mahatma Gandhi picked up a lump of natural salt for breaking the 'Salt Law'. He was arrested at Dandi. This movement gathered strength and within a month about one lakh people were sent to jail. This violation of Salt Law was the second great step in India's Freedom Movement.
12/26/1978Indira Gandhi released after week in jail for refusing to testify on corruption.
12/4/1990Maharashtra Gomantak Party withdraws support to Goa ministry led by Dr. Luis Proto Barbosa.
4/4/1910Sri Aurobindo left politics and reached Pondicherry, where he made the seat of Yoga.
12/6/1931Bengal Congress to boycott British goods.
9/29/1994Gulf nations suspend Indian flights on account of plague epidemic.
3/22/1993The Lok Sabha passes the Indian Medical Council (Amendment) Bill, 1993 and the Dentists (Amendment) Bill, 1993.
10/13/1991Shatrughan Sinha, film star, decides to contest New Delhi Lok Sabha seat on a BJP ticket against Rajesh Khanna, the Congress nominee.
2/13/1861Colonel Bernard Irwin attacks & defeats hostile Chiricahua Indians.
6/6/1997U.S. Congress honours Mother Teresa with a gold medal.