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Historical Event on 7/16/1997

V. S. Rama Devi, Secretary-General of Rajya Sabha, appointed Governor of Himachal Pradesh.

Other Historical Dates and Events
1/31/1931Gangadhar Mahambre, famous Mmarathi writer, was born.
1/28/1950Supreme Court of India was inaugurated.
3/1/1987A Pakistani official quoted as saying, ""Pakistan has nuclear bomb capabilities at New Delhi"".
8/28/1972General Insurance Business was nationalised.
1/16/1992For the first time in a decade, India decides to import one million tonnes of wheat.
4/27/1918Gandhiji attends Viceroy's War Conference at Delhi and addresses it in Hindustani; subsequently tours Kaira District to raise recruits for army.
3/13/1971Fifth General Election of India ends.
11/27/1992Sachin Tendulkar, 19 years and 22 days old, becomes the youngest cricketer to make 1,000 test runs while playing in Johannesburg.
5/3/1971Dhanjay Ramchandra Gadgil, famous economist, passed away.
9/19/2000Gopi Chand of India falls to Henderawan of Indonesia in the quarter-finals of the badminton event at the Sydney Olympics.