September 16: 38 years ago today T-Rex frontman Marc Bolan was killed in a car crash
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This Day In History: 16th September
1932: Gandhi begins hunger strike in protest of electoral separation by caste
In protest at the British Government's decision to separate India's electoral system by caste, Gandhi started a hunger strike from his prison cell.
He completed 17 fasts during the dreedom movement and his longest lasted some 21 days.
1992: The UK is forced to withdraw from the EU's Exchange Rate Mechanism
Britain was forced to withdraw the pound from the Exchange Rate Mechanism on a day known as Black Wednesday.
The government was unable to keep the pound above the lower limit of the ERM.
It is estimated that it cost £3.3 billion – but some estimates put the cost as high as £27 billion.
1986: 177 miners killed in the Kinross gold mine, South Africa
A deadly fire killed at least 177 people in the Kinross gold mine in South Africa.
Plastic foam was ignited by a welder's spark – and it gave off poisonous fumes.
One British worker at the mine said: "They didn't stand a chance - they were trapped by the smoke."
1996: French footballer Patrick Vieira makes his Arsenal debut
Frenchman Patrick Vieira joined Arsenal for £3.5 million after press speculation.
He joined at the same time as Arsene Wenger.
Vieira said: "I am delighted to be joining Arsenal at the same time as Mr Wenger becomes their coach.
"Being able to speak French to him will make life a lot easier for me."
Footballer Patrick Vieira made his Arsenal debut in 1996
1977: Legendary opera singer Maria Callas dies in Paris
American-born Maria Callas died aged 53 of a heart attack in Paris.
She had spent her final years living mainly alone and was described by an interviewer as a "lonely, unhappy, often difficult woman".
1977: T-Rex frontman Marc Bolan killed in London car crash
Marc Bolan, the frontman of T-Rex, died two weeks before his 30th birthday when the Mini he was travelling in hit a fence post.
Neither he or girlfriend Gloria Jones were wearing a seatbelt.
Marc Bolan of T-Rex died in a car crash in London in 1977