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Historical Event on 8/16/1997

Krishan Kant, Andhra Pradesh's Governor, elected as the Vice President of India.

Other Historical Dates and Events
11/8/2000India wins the men's team title in the World Carrom championship in New Delhi.
10/27/1920Kocheril Raman Narayanan was born in the village of Uzhavoor in Kottayam district, Kerala.
12/8/2000EC nod for Paswans's party to be known as Lok Janshakti Party.
2/19/1949Mass arrests of communists in India.
2/24/1786Charles Cornwallis appointed Governor-General of India.
3/24/1977Morarji Desai elected leader of Janata Party and sworn in as the Prime Minister of India at New Delhi. Later he formed his cabinet. He was in the office of Prime Minister till July 28, 1979. This was first non-Congress Government in India.
11/6/1951Judge M. Patanjali Sastri became the Chief Justice of India. He helded this office till 03/01/1954.
9/11/1985Sri Lanka score their first Test victory by 149 runs against India.
4/23/1795East India Company gave Warren Hastings a grant of the money and he was honourably acquitted of the charges.
11/19/1975Sushmita Sen, former Miss Universe and film actress, was born.