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Historical Event on 7/16/1931

C. T. Studd, 69, died. He was an English missionary, one of the 'Cambridge Seven,' who worked on the mission field in China, India and Central Africa.

Other Historical Dates and Events
2/25/1897Dr. Amarnath Jha, educationist, was born.
11/11/1947Temple of Vithoba in Pandharpur opened for Harijans. Ganpatrao Tapase was the first harijan to enter the temple.
5/29/1952The Socialist Party and Krishak Mazdoor Praja Party decide to form a single parliamentary party.
1/26/1931Gandhiji was unconditionally released from prison.
9/15/1947Gandhi deplores the idea of population transfer.
2/21/1979Yousuf Hussain, litterateur and brother of President Zakir Hussain Khan, passed away.
2/2/1835Thomas Babington Macaulay westernises education in India. English is made official government and court language and as medium of instruction.
11/1/1974Vangipurappu Venkata Sai Laxman, cricketer (Indian Test batsman v S Africa 1996 ), was born in Hyderabad.
3/12/1941Chinese engineers leave to survey a route for the proposed 1,000-mile-long highway from Ningyuan, China to Assam, India.
1/21/1997First group of bank documents relating to Bofors case handed over to Indian Government.