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Historical Event on 1/16/1997

Dr. Datta Samant, Trade Union leader, shot dead in Mumbai.

Other Historical Dates and Events
2/11/1818Britishers captured the 'Ajinkyatara' fort which belonged to the Marathas.
12/10/1913The Nobel prize for literature was awarded this year to Rabindranath Tagore, the Bengali poet from India.
12/21/1999Kushabhau Thakre, BJP president, said that Ayodhya issue was a 'programme' and not an ideology of the party.
10/22/1999Balayogi is elected as Speaker of the Lok Sabha for second consecutive term.
4/30/1988Raj Kapoor gets Dada Saheb Phalke award for 1988.
7/24/1993Vajpayee elected leader of the Opposition in Lok Sabha.
11/1/1973Lakshdeep Minikai and Amin Divi were renamed as Lakshadweep, and Masker (Mysore) state renamed as Karnataka.
9/15/1993Election Commission announces polls in the former BJP-ruled states of UP, MP, HP, Rajasthan and in Delhi and Mizoram.
9/21/1945British promise India independence.
7/6/1992R. Janakiraman Committee estimates involvement of Rs. 3543 crore in the security scam.