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Historical Event on 8/14/1896

Gandhiji published ""The Green Pamphlet"" at Rajkot and then toured to Bombay, Madras, Poona and Calcutta educating Indians in regard to grievances of South African Indians.

Other Historical Dates and Events
4/17/1945Gandhiji, in a statement regarding the ensuing San Francisco Conference, says that 'peace is impossible without equality and freedom of India'. Also demands a just peace for Germany and Japan.
8/15/1985Accord reached on the Assam foreign nationals issue, agitation called off.
11/8/1893Dwaram Venkataswamy Naidu, great musician and professor, was born in Bangalore.
8/2/1970Smt. Chonira Beliappa Muthamma, India's first woman ambassador, was deputed at Hungary.
3/12/1996Last session of the 10th Lok Sabha ends.
10/30/2000The 160-page CBI's report on cricket match-fixing names Azharuddin, Ajay Jadeja, Ajay Sharma, Manoj Prabhakar and former physiotherapist Dr. Ali Irani for their deep-rooted nexus with betting syndicates. It virtually gives a clean chit to Kapil Dev.
11/7/1971India admits forces entered Bangladesh to silence artillery.
5/2/1907Riots break out in Rawalpindi and East Bengal, spreading to the Punjab.
10/16/1990Dr. Nelson Mandela, conferred with 'Bharat Ratna', the highest civilian honour.
6/25/1993Mahadevan, SBI MD, sacked in the wake of his role in the securities scam.