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Historical Event on 2/16/1997

Ramakrishna Hegde launches a new national political party, Lok Shakti.

Other Historical Dates and Events
2/11/1997India and Russia agree on a package of trade and economic cooperation measures, following Foreign Minister I K Gujral's discussions in Moscow.
4/8/1831Ram Mohan Roy landed in England.
2/2/1814Calcutta Museum was established. It was a part of the Asiatic Society at a suggestion of a Danish surgeon Dr. Nathaniel Wallich, who was its first Director also.
11/16/1990Chandrasekhar Government wins confidence motion of 280 for 214 against and 11 abstained (17 members were absent).
8/2/1987Geet Sethi retains the World Amateur Billiards title.
5/18/1995Sukhomoy Sengupta, 76, Tripura's first CM, passed away.
9/21/1966Mihir Sen swam the Bay of Persia.
10/24/1945UNO Day.
7/31/1952Bela Mitra, commander of ""Nari Vahini"" and activist of ""Azad Hind Fauj"", passed away. She also worked as partition refugee.
12/11/1968Indian born Har Govind Khorana receives the Nobel Price for medicine and physiology.