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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 |
| 2/11/1999 | 12 dalits are shot by the Ranbir Sena in Narayanpar village in Bihar. |
| 3/22/2000 | P. Shanmugham sworn in Chief Minister of Pondicherry. |
| 5/11/1911 | Shrimati Lalitadevi, wife of second Prime Minister of India Lal Bahadur Shastri, was born. |
| 5/11/1911 | Sultan Ghiyasu'd-din Tughluq Shah, emperor of Delhi, passed away. |
| 12/31/1956 | Pandit Ravishankar Shukla, former Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh, lawyer, politician and social worker, died at the age of 80. |
| 8/10/1948 | Atomic Energy Commission established. |
| 1/5/1988 | India's first indigenously built 'Braille' script released short hand machine for the blind. |
| 3/23/1757 | Lord Clive conquered Chandranagar after defeating the French troops. |
| 4/6/1773 | James Mill of Scotland, great philosopher and historian (British India), was born. |
| 7/12/1823 | First Indian Steam Engine Ship ""Diana-a-Gunboat""sailed in a sea near Calcutta. It was built by Kyd & Co. |
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