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Historical Event on 7/16/1997
Kamal Hassan gets best actor award for ''Indian'' while Tabu bags best actress award for ''Maachis''.
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| 8/18/1911 | Adityanath Jha, former Governor of Delhi, was born. |
| 7/12/1999 | Rajendra Kumar (71), legendary actor who acted in over 150 Hindi films, died in Mumbai. |
| 6/8/1998 | A Disaster Management Cell (DMC) under the direct command of the Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief, South Western Air Command, was set up at the Command Operations Room to liaise with the State Government and initiate necessary actions. All aircrafts were evacuated from IAF bases at Jamnagar, Bhuj and Naliya and flown to pre-determined destinations. In this meticulously planned and smoothly executed drill, more than 60 aircrafts (including helicopters) were flown out. |
| 7/31/1940 | Udham Singh, fiery revolutionary, freedom fighter and social reformer, was hanged by the British Government in the Pantone Villa Jail, London. |
| 2/27/1992 | Narasimha Rao elected Congress (I) President in the party poll held after a gap of 20 years. |
| 7/23/1988 | Jahangir Khan, cricketer (4 Tests for India 1932-36), died. |
| 3/15/1831 | First Marathi Almanac (Panchang) started by Ganpat Krishnaji. |
| 9/1/1798 | England signs treaty with Nizam of Hyderabad, India. |
| 10/16/1959 | National Council of Women's Education was inaugurated in New Delhi. |
| 3/30/1993 | Air Time Committee Chief P.S. Deodhar and its members resign in protest against the implementation of the metro channel of Doordarshan. |
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