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Historical Event on 3/16/1977

Sixth General Election of India begins.

Other Historical Dates and Events
2/24/1922Kanwar Rai Singh, cricketer (batted at MCG Test for India 1948), was born in Darkati, Punjab.
4/18/1612Khurram prince was married to Arjumand Banu Begum.
2/25/1844Girishchandra Ghosh, famous Bengali actor and dramatist, was born.
9/29/1994Cable Television Regulation Ordinance issued.
7/18/1953Riots against increase in streetcar fares continue with demonstrators taking control of parts of Calcutta.
8/15/1997IWM Vijayalakshmi wins Asian Zonal Women's Chess tournament in Tehran.
2/8/1897Dr. Zakir Hussain, third President of India and Educationist, was born in Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh.
2/18/1941There was a minor revolt in Royal Indian Navy which in now known as Indian Navy.
8/6/1998The Maharashtra Government rejects the Srikrishna Commission findings on the 1992-93 communal riots and the serial blasts in Mumbai, but agrees to act on the panel's suggestions to refurbish the police force.
8/28/1928Mambillikalathil Govind Kumar Menon, noted physicist and scientific advisor to the Prime Minister, was born at Mangalore in Karnataka.