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Historical Event on 4/16/1997

G. Kishenchand, former Indian Test cricketer, died.

Other Historical Dates and Events
9/22/1979Israel conducts nuclear test at Indian Ocean.
3/27/1977N. Sanjeeva Reddy elected Speaker of the Lok Sabha.
8/21/1879Jahangir Bemanji Petit, famous industrialist, was born.
2/11/1997A New Delhi district consumer court holds that provision of drinking water aboard trains is a necessity and it is the duty of the railways to provide it to passengers in reserved compartments.
1/4/1906Prince of Wales laid the foundation stone of Victoria Memorial Hall at Calcutta.
8/15/2000Atal Bihari Vajpayee, Prime Minister, says in his Independence Day address, ""Borders cannot be redrawn either in the name of religion or on the strength of the sword"".
2/28/1930Sir Chandrasekhar V. Raman, Scientist, 1930 Nobel Prize in Physics for discovering ""Raman Effect"". He is also the first Indian to receive this honor in Physics, The Indian Nobel Laureates.
2/28/1930Akbar responded with alacrity and arrived at Ahmadabad and made adequate arrangements for its administration.
2/14/1999Fifth National Games inaugurated at Imphal.
1/6/1983Indian National Congress lost for the first time in Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka State Assembly Elections.