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Historical Event on 2/16/1980
The first visible Total Solar Eclipse of the 20th Century was seen. This succeeded the total solar eclipse after 22 June 1898.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 2/7/1975 | Banke Bihar, mystery and religious story writer, passed away. |
| 11/25/1997 | Election Commission de-recognises Janata Party and Congress (Tiwari) as national parties and de-recognises Pattali Makkal Katchi in Tamil Nadu, J & K Panthers Party and J & K People's Conference in Jammu and Kashmir, Indian Congress (Socialist) in Kerala and Manipur and Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam in Tamil Nadu. Pattali Makkal Katchi will continue to be recognised as State party in Pondicherry. |
| 3/3/1871 | Congress changes Indian tribes status from independent to dependent. |
| 2/21/1973 | V. R. Sonalkar was appointed as the Narcotics Commissioner of India. He headed this office till 31-07-1974. |
| 9/23/1863 | Rao Tularam Singh Yadav, freedom fighter, was one of the key leaders of the Indian rebellion of 1857, in Haryana, where he is considered a state hero. |
| 12/8/1998 | An Indian film, 'The Terrorist' wins all top awards including the Golden Pyramid award for the best film at the 23rd Cairo International Film Festival. Santosh Sivan gets the best director award, while its actress Ayesha Dharker bags the best actress award. |
| 3/12/1972 | Vote gives Indira Gandhi 70 \% of regional seats. |
| 3/21/1993 | The 68 km Mangalore-Udupi stretch of the west coast Konkan rail line opened by the PM. |
| 4/6/1993 | Divya Bharati, famous Hindi film actress (Deewana), died at the age of 19. |
| 11/17/1973 | Mother Pondicherry, greatest teacher and religious leader, died. |
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