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Historical Event on 7/16/1996

Supreme Court says dowry demand even during marriage talks is an offence.

Other Historical Dates and Events
5/21/1998India declares a moratorium on nuclear testing.
6/13/1965Maninder Singh Harbansingh Billa, cricketer (Indian leftarm spinner in 35 Tests 1982-93), was born in Pune.
10/12/1998Sushma Swaraj is sworn in Delhi Chief Minister in place of Mr. Sahib Singh Verma
5/25/1937Munshi Ajmeri passed away.
8/27/1997Daljeet Singh and Debi Bose set national records in the Federation Cup athletics at Chennai in javelin throw and hurdles respectively.
9/5/1988The country goes without newspapers on this day as the entire newspaper industry had protested against the Defamation Bill.
9/19/1991Lok Sabha passes unanimously the Places of Worship Special Provisions Bill for maintaining the status quo of religious places as on 1947.
9/17/1937Sitakant Mahapatra, 1933 Gyanpeeth awardee and famous Orria poet, was born.
11/29/1952First international organization for birth control founded in Bombay.
12/31/1943Ben Kingsley Scarborough, English actor (Gandhi, Betrayal, Maurice), was born.