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Historical Event on 11/16/1860

First group of Indian worker's reached Natal, South Africa.

Other Historical Dates and Events
1/25/1957Kashmir becomes Indian state.
3/1/1917Kartar Singh Duggal, famous author, was born at Dhamyal, Pakistan.
2/25/1998Tendulkar's first first-class 204* for Mumbai vs Australia.
4/26/1924Ramabai Ranade, social reformer, passed away. She played a major role in the upliftment of women in India and founded Sevasadan in Bombay, a hostel for the ladies.
1/21/1980Assembly elections in Kerala; LDF wins absolute majority. E.K. Nayanar forms government in Kerala.
11/29/1991Industrial and bank strike called by the left-oriented trade unions to oppose the new industrial and economic policies.
8/6/1925Surendra Nath Banerjee died. He was one of the founders of mordern India and proponent of autonomy within the British Commonwealth. He was President of Indian National Congress twice, in 1895 at Pune and in 1902 at Ahmedabad.
9/13/1996Lok Pal Bill introduced in Lok Sabha.
12/12/1999No transparency in judicial appointments, says Justice Kuldip Singh, retired judge of the Supreme Court.
12/12/1999Jalal'ud-din Firuz Khalji establishes the Khalji dynasty at Delhi.