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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
3/29/1982Delhi (707) beat Karnataka (705) on 1st innings to win Ranji Trophy.
8/2/1891Padmashree V. P. Karmarkar (Nanasaheb), famous sculptor, was born.
2/23/1993Jnanpith Award was given to Sitakant Mahapatra (Oriya).
4/23/1946Commonwealth Occupation Forces in Japan, exchanging its Spitfire Vllls for Mk XlVs in October and arriving in Japan aboard HMS vengence.
4/2/1993MP High Court quashes dismissal of BJP Government under article 356; the Centre decides to move the Supreme Court.
4/2/1993Kritiwas, writer of Ramayana in Bengali language, was born.
10/15/1996Kerala CM Nayanar says Governors are not necessary in states.
6/7/1996Sq. Ldr. Sanjay Thapar of IAF becomes the first Indian to jump from a parachute and hoist the national flag at the North Pole.
3/30/1919Gandhi announces resistance against Rowlatt Act.
12/12/1930Babu Genu sacrificed his life to stage the boycott of foreign goods.