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Historical Event on 11/16/1997
Sandalwood smuggler Veerappan offers to surrender.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 8/18/1997 | Shanvac-B, India's first genetically engineered vaccine for Hepatitis B was launched. |
| 7/26/1910 | Unrest flares up in the Deccan region of India. Demand grows for self-determination. |
| 9/8/1991 | Hostage ONGC engineer T.S. Raju and mediator Bipul Mahanta, an Amnesty International member, killed by ULFA in Assam. |
| 12/12/1964 | HJT-16, the first Indian jet trainer, made its inaugural flight. |
| 3/4/1996 | India and EU agree on a plan to boost trade ties. |
| 1/1/1998 | The Election Commission announces the poll schedule for the 12th Lok Sabha. The polling will be on February 16, 22, 28 and March 7. Simultaneously, elections are to be held for the Meghalaya, Tripura, Nagaland, Gujarat and Himachal Pradesh Assemblies. |
| 8/10/1991 | Delhi airport police foils an attempt by a Saudi national to smuggle out a minor girl named Ameena. |
| 3/11/1915 | Vijay Samuel Hazare, cricketer (prolific Indian batsman 1946-54), was born in Sangli, Maharashtra. |
| 9/17/1997 | Advance railway reservation period extended from 30 to 60 days w.e.f. February 01, 1998. |
| 2/19/1992 | An all-time low turn out of about 30\% registered in the Punjab Assembly polls. |
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