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Historical Event on 8/16/1974

A.Shankar was appointed as the Narcotics Commissioner of India. He headed this office till 31st March 1977.

Other Historical Dates and Events
10/18/1952Vinoo Mankad takes 13 Pakistan wickets to win first Indo-Pak clash.
4/9/1994C. Rajeshwara Rao, 80, former General Secretary of Communist Party of India, passed away in Hyderabad.
6/22/1991M. Karunanidhi, DMK President, resigned from the Assembly.
1/28/1999Central Zone won the Deodhar Trophy, defeating South in their final in Agartala.
11/25/1992Mamata Banerjee, Union Minister of State for Sports, resigns to fight Bengal CPM.
9/3/2000National Cricket Academy (NCA) wins the MRF Buchi Babu Cricket tournament in Chennai.
1/16/1992Prices of steel and iron decontrolled.
6/1/1998The Prasar Bharati Bill is introduced in the Lok Sabha to revive the Prasar Bharati Act, 1990.
1/20/1990Dr. Raja Ramanna sworn in Minister of State for Defence.
4/29/1997R. N. Malhotra, 71, former RBI Governor, died.