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Historical Event on 7/16/1997
V. S. Rama Devi, Secretary-General of Rajya Sabha, appointed Governor of Himachal Pradesh.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 5/23/1996 | Joint Opposition candidate Purno A. Sangma (Cong. MP from Meghalaya) unanimously elected Speaker of 11th Lok Sabha. |
| 2/19/1895 | Munshi Newal Kishore, great social worker, educationist, nationalist, philanthropist and a pioneer industrialist, passed away at the age of 59. |
| 12/21/1956 | The Hindu Adoption Sub-Act 1956 was accepted. |
| 3/15/1919 | Osmania University was established at Hyderabad. |
| 3/9/1974 | Guru Amudan Sharma, famous Manipuri dance master, passed away. |
| 3/11/1963 | First Railway Engine was produced by Chittaranjan Railway Factory. |
| 1/29/1997 | Olympic Hockey captain Pargat Singh announces retirement. |
| 7/15/1936 | Hridayanand 'Kumaresh' Tiwari, great Hindi poet and writer, was born in Reoti, U.P. |
| 3/20/1970 | Establishment of Muslim Satyashodhak Samaj. |
| 9/7/1905 | Raghunath Govind Sardesai, journalist and Marathi litterateur, was born. |
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