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Historical Event on 2/16/1997
Tribal militants kill 21 persons in Tripura.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 8/15/1993 | Five more Doordarshan channels launched. |
| 6/1/1819 | William Carey, Ward and Marshman established the Serampore College in Bengal. |
| 1/25/1971 | Himachal Pradesh becomes a full-fledged 18th Indian Union state. |
| 10/17/1940 | Mahatma Gandhi called for Individual Satyagrah and Vinoba Bhave started it. |
| 1/9/1946 | Nanalal Dalpatram Kavi, famous Hindi poet, Gujarati litterateur, writer, headmaster and innovator of duel meaning phrases, passed away. |
| 12/20/1866 | Panchkadi Banerjee, famous journalist and editor, was born. |
| 3/30/1929 | Weekly postal service across 5,000-miles by aeroplane started between England and India serving India, Egypt, Palestine and Iraq in London. |
| 3/4/1990 | V. P. Singh resigns as party president, but asked to continue. |
| 4/8/1998 | Prem Singh Lalpura, who defied the Akali Dal leadership, not taking oath as a Lok Sabha member on denial of a ministerial berth, is expelled by the party. |
| 6/30/1979 | R. D. Singh became the director of Central Bureau of Investigation. He was there in this office till 24 Jan. 1980. |
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