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Historical Event on 1/16/1997
Dr. Datta Samant, Trade Union leader, shot dead in Mumbai.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 9/26/1975 | Constitution (39th Amendment) Bill 1975, placing election of the President, Vice President, Prime Minister and Speaker of the Lok Sabha beyond the scrutiny of the judiciary, approved by Parliament. |
| 5/2/1926 | Hindu women gain right to seek elected office. |
| 1/20/1995 | Supreme Court orders closure of 84 industries in and around Taj Mahal in UP due to pollution. |
| 11/9/1990 | JD expels Gujarat CM Chimanbhai Patel and UP CM Mulayam Singh Yadav from Legislative wings and primary membership of the party. |
| 8/2/1980 | Ramshankar Baij, great sculptor, died. |
| 2/1/1969 | Pinaki Chatterji and George Albert Duke on a two-man rowing expedition to the Andamans set out from Calcutta. |
| 3/27/1767 | Khanderao Holkar, one of the Generals in Peshwa kingdom, passed away. |
| 3/13/1996 | Wills World Cup Cricket semi final (India vs Sri Lanka) at Calcutta abandoned due to unruly crowd behaviour. Sri Lanka enters final. |
| 3/25/1927 | Leslie Claudius, India field hockey (Olympic-gold-1948, 52, 56), was born. |
| 1/1/1986 | This year was announced to be observed as the ""International Peace Year"". |
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