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Historical Event on 1/16/2000

Punjab men, Railway women win the Senior National Volleyball championship in Salem.

Other Historical Dates and Events
7/9/1746French sailor's fleet reached at the bank of Pondichery in India.
8/17/1848Romesh Chunder Dutt, great political leader, writer and social worker, was born.
8/9/1909Vinayak Krishna Gokak, famous Kannad poet, play writer, critic of literature, educationist and Gyanpeeth awardee, was born at Savanur.
11/26/1949Constitution of India was adopted
9/9/1942Shirish Kumar, martyr, died.
7/10/1998India says it wont sign the CTBT unconditionally and invites Pakistan to join in disarmament efforts.
12/10/1857Veer Narayan Singh organised a small group and had an encounter with British army. He was charged treason and sentenced to death. He was executed publicly.
2/14/1976Urban Land Ceiling Regulation Act comes into force.
3/1/196325 Sqn, AF was formed with 04XAN-12 aircraft acquired from the erstwhile USSR. This was to supply lines to the Army in the Northern Sector encompassing J&K and Ladakh regions.
3/1/1963Vasco De Gama, Portuguese navigator who discovered India, died in Cochin.