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Historical Event on 10/16/1997

Queen Elizabeth visits Kalakshetra where she witnesses Bharatanatyam show and film shooting at MGR Film City, Taramani in Chennai. She also goes to Kancheepuram and Sriperumbudur (Rajiv Gandhi memorial).

Other Historical Dates and Events
6/20/1995B.R. Verma was made pro-tem Speaker by Governor by invoking Article 180 (1).
6/20/1995Banka Mahar, 'bhagwatbhakt', passed away by taking Samadhi.
2/10/1979Itanagar was declared as capital of Arunachal Pradesh.
1/9/1918Harprasad Nanda, famous Industrialist, was born.
2/21/1973V. R. Sonalkar was appointed as the Narcotics Commissioner of India. He headed this office till 31-07-1974.
4/14/1993The Cabinet Committee approves delicensing of car, refrigerator and leather goods industries.
3/30/1994G-15 summit in New Delhi decides to set up a trade panel.
4/11/1993Tamil Nadu and Karnataka decide to form a joint task force to nab Veerappan and announces a reward of Rs. 40 lakh for his capture.
8/2/1781Sakharambapu Bokeel, great politician in Maratha kingdom, died.
6/16/1893Karumuttu Thiagarajan Chettiar, social worker and industrialist, was born at Athikkadu Thekkur in Tamil Nadu.