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Historical Event on 4/16/1997
Anupama Gokhale wins National women's `A' chess in Calcutta.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 12/31/1956 | Pandit Ravishankar Shukla, former Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh, lawyer, politician and social worker, died at the age of 80. |
| 8/25/1965 | Sanjeev Kumar Sharma, cricketer (Indian pace bowler 1988-89), was born in Delhi. |
| 3/31/1663 | Mir Jumla, Mughal Commander, passed away in Bihar. |
| 11/18/1937 | 1,100 prisoners freed after appeal by Gandhi, his first political act in year. |
| 5/16/1994 | Phani Mujumdar, veteran film producer and director, passed away. |
| 8/15/1972 | Postal Index Number (PIN Code) of 6-digits was introduced. |
| 2/8/1994 | Gopalrao Deuskar, internationally famed painter, passed away. |
| 12/12/2000 | A special court for CBI cases rejects Hinduja brothers' plea and summons them to appear on January 19, 2001. |
| 11/1/1858 | Her Majesty Queen Victoria was no longer amused with the Company's loss of control, and India came directly under the Crown of 'Princes, Chiefs and People of India'. Britain Government took over administrative powers from East India Company to rule India. |
| 12/30/1953 | The Untouchability (Offences) Bill published in the Gazette of India. |
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