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Historical Event on 3/16/1997

Saidian Shafi, correspondent, Ankhon Dekhi', TV news magazine, and his personal security officer killed by militants in Srinagar.

Other Historical Dates and Events
7/28/1999Shiv Sena president Bal Thackeray is banned from voting and contesting in any election for six years from December 11, 1995 on the recommendations of the Election Commission.
5/21/1991Rajiv Gandhi, Indian Prime Minster (1984-91), assassinated by human bomb explosion plotted by LTTE at Sriperumbudur in Tamil Nadu, 40 km from Madras, at 10.20 P.M.
10/17/19037th Madras Infantry was re-established as 67th Punjabi Infantary.
9/25/1990Prafull Chandra Sen, former Chief Minister of West Bengal and Gandhian leader, died in Calcutta. He was 94 years old.
12/28/1996India all out for 66 at Durban after making 100 in the first innings of the game.
3/19/1944Azad Hind Fauj hoisted the National Flag for the first time in North East India. On this event Bimal Roy produced the film 'Pehla Aadmi'.
12/4/1989Hardeo Joshi replaces Shiv Charan Mathur as CM of Rajasthan.
6/5/1966Indian rupee devalued by 36.5 percent.
6/1/1786Madras General Post Office started functioning.
5/18/1945Bhagwat Subramaniam Chandrasekhar, cricketer (brilliant Indian leggie 1964-79), was born in Banglore. He received Arjun Award and Padmashree awards in 1972.