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Historical Event on 3/16/1997

The first batch of three Russian-made Sukhoi-30 combat aircraft reaches India.

Other Historical Dates and Events
9/13/1990An attempt to hijack a Coimbatore-Bangalore-Madras Indian Airlines flight IC 534 to Sri Lanka.
8/18/1957Tilak Raj was appointed the Narcotics Commissioner of India. He headed his office for four years till 6th September, 1961.
3/5/1961Sachin Sengupta, famous writer, dramatist and journalist, passed away.
6/17/1976Montreal Olympics opens.
4/26/1993Indian Airlines' IC 491 crashes at Aurangabad, killing 55 passengers.
6/15/1937Kumar Shri Indrajitsinhji, cricketer (Indian keeper in 60's), was born in Jamnagar.
5/10/1957Dr. Rajendra Prasad elected President of India for a second term.
1/2/1979Gavaskar gets twin tons for India for the third time (vs West Indies).
7/3/1751Pilaji Jadhav died.
3/28/1914Komagata Maru sailed from Hong Kong to Vancouver with 351 Sikhs and 21 Punjabi Muslim youths under the captaincy of Sardar Gurjeet Singh as a part of 'Ghadar' Movement.