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Historical Event on 5/16/1975

Sikkim annexed principality and was declared as the 22nd state of Indian Union.

Other Historical Dates and Events
2/6/1939Sayaji Rao Gaekwad III of Baroda, great nationalist and social reformer, passed away.
5/17/1927A.N. Radhakrishnan, great educationist, was born.
9/14/1992S. A. Banerjee, cricketer who played one Test for India in 1948 without scoring any runs but took 5 wkts, died.
8/15/1950Indian Constitution goes into effect.
12/11/1986The United Nations Children's fund (UNICEF) completes 40 years of work on behalf of children (11-12-86).
11/5/1990Janata Dal splits. The breakaway group claims support of 58 M.P.'s to elect Mr. Chandrashekhar as leader. V.P. Singh's government loses confidence motion in the Lok Sabha.
5/31/1998India rejects mediation on issues with Pakistan, reiterates its commitment to address outstanding issues bilaterally.
10/31/1920Inaugural session of the All India Trade Union Congress was conducted in Bombay.
3/3/1859A length of 119 miles of line was laid in the North from Allahabad to Kanpur.
3/26/1969Romesh Chandra, secretary general of the World Peace Council, receives the Lenin prize