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Historical Event on 8/16/1996

CBI raids house of former minister Sukh Ram and finds cash and jewellery to the tune of Rs. 3 crore.

Other Historical Dates and Events
8/20/1933Mahatma Gandhi is rushed to the hospital on the fourth day of his latest fast.
9/2/1970President V. V. Giri inaugurated, Vivekanand Rock Memorial' at Kanyakumari.
8/13/2000The Government announces the opening up of the national long distance communication segment with no restriction on the number of players.
5/13/1997Doordarshan drops plans to enter the direct-to-home (DTH) mode of television transmission.
8/7/1985Geet Sethi, national champion, was the third Indian to become World Amateur Billiards Champion by beating Robert Marshal of Australia.
6/5/1992Hindi weelky of Indian Express Group 'Screen' published.
8/3/1991About 280 kgs of gold ornaments valued at $15 million, which had been deposited in the Portuguese bank in Goa by its natives, flown back to India.
3/2/1996Tendulkar scores 137 for India vs Sri Lanka in Cricket World Cup, but India still lose the match.
9/12/1998India, Malaysia sign an agreement on cooperation in science and technology in Kuala Lumpur.
9/16/1996First one-day international in Canada played between India and Pakistan at Toronto.