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Historical Event on 2/16/1997

Tribal militants kill 21 persons in Tripura.

Other Historical Dates and Events
8/6/1932Ramsay McDonald came out with his 'Communal Award' to fix seats for the various communities in the provincial legislatures.
5/23/1993PM arrives in Tashkent.
12/20/1957Satyajit Ray's 'Pather Panchali' is declared the best film at the San Francisco Film Festival.
5/22/1996United Front prime ministerial candidate H.D. Deve Gowda unanimously elected leader of the Front's parliamentary party.
3/7/1996Union Cabinet clears decks for extending benefits of reservation to Dalit Christians.
8/1/1997Lt. Gen. Ved Prakash Malik to be next chief of Army staff. Gen. Shankar Roy Chowdhury retires on September 30.
11/19/1985Lall Singh, cricketer (one Test for India 1932), passed away.
9/8/1972Vijay Singh Chauhan sets record for decathlon by 7378/7306 points at Munich.
2/17/1997Notorious criminal Charles Sobhraj released from jail after 20 years, and re-arrested soon after release under Foreigners' Regional Registration Act.
3/18/1953Backward Classes Commission inaugurated.