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Historical Event on 8/16/1997
Krishan Kant, Andhra Pradesh's Governor, elected as the Vice President of India.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 4/11/1984 | Soyuz T-11 returns to Earth which carried 3 cosmonauts including the first Indian Sqn. Ldr. Rakesh Sharma, to Salyut 7. |
| 3/21/1997 | Jockey Vasant Shinde retires. |
| 3/17/1957 | New Central Cabinet under J. L. Nehru sworn in. |
| 2/15/1920 | Kanti Mehta, trade unionist, was born at Calcutta. |
| 2/15/1945 | Indian troops capture Pagan at Burma. |
| 2/20/1929 | K. B. Ramaswamy, cricket test umpire for 8 tests from 1976-84, was born at Tamil Nadu. |
| 7/31/1997 | V. Thangapandian (64), Tamil Nadu Commercial Taxes Minister, died at Rajapalayam in Virudhunagar district. |
| 5/5/1989 | Naval Tata, famous industrialist, passed away. |
| 4/18/1931 | Lord Willingdon took over as the Viceroy of India. |
| 10/18/1927 | Ramesh Vithaldas Divecha, cricketer (11 wickets for India in early 50's), was born in Bombay. |
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