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Historical Event on 2/16/1997

Tribal militants kill 21 persons in Tripura.

Other Historical Dates and Events
6/2/1984Army takes control in Punjab as 22 people are killed in Sikh struggle for autonomy. The state is declared a restricted area under the Foreigners' Act.
11/13/1901Four Language panels were started on Rs. 10/- notes. First time four corner serial numbers were introduced. This panel had Indian languages which varied from state to state.
5/2/1996Controversial godman Chandraswami arrested and sent to high security Tihar jail on a day's judicial custody by a Delhi court for allegedly cheating NRI businessman Lakhubhai Pathak of $1 lakh in 1983.
1/30/1882Franklin Delano Roosevelt, great leader and social reformer, was born at Hyde Park, New York.
10/18/1968Narendra Deepchand Hirwani, cricketer (Ind leggie 16 wickets vs WI on debut in 1988), was born in Gorakhpur.
2/21/1991Opposition boycotts the President's address as a protest against the dismissal of Tamil Nadu government.
8/20/1944Rajiv Gandhi, former Prime Minister of India and Bharat Ratna awardee, was born in Bombay.
4/28/1701John Norris of Britain met Aurangjeb at Parnela in South India.
4/9/1669Aurangzeb issued a general order all the schools and temples of the infidels.
4/9/1669Sultan Ghiyasu'd-din Tughluq Shah, emperor of Delhi, passed away.