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Historical Event on 9/16/1997
General Manager of Tata Tea remanded to judicial custody on charges of abetting and aiding ULFA.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 11/1/1985 | Helicopter Corporation of India, later renamed Pawan Hans Limited, started functioning. |
| 2/12/1946 | 14 killed in Calcutta riots; Muslim leader Jinnah threatens civil war. |
| 1/7/1928 | Vijay Tendulkar, famous playwright and novelist, was born. |
| 7/17/1987 | V. P. Singh announces resignation from Congress; R. Venkataraman elected President of India. |
| 11/23/1897 | Nirad Chandra Chaudhuri, writer, was born. |
| 11/7/1858 | Bipinchandra Ramchandra Pal, powerful revolutionary and journalist, was born in a place called Silhat (now in Bangladesh). He was amoung the trio which was known as ""Lal - Bal - Pal"" during the freedom struggle. He started as newspaper called ""Swaraj"" for the Indians in England. He also edited several other newspapers like ""Tribune"", ""New India"", ""Vande Mataram"", ""Swaraj"", ""Hindu Review"", ""Democra |
| 8/28/1879 | Battle at Ulundi, Lord Chelmsford beats king Cetshwayo's Zuluz. |
| 12/31/1993 | Manipur placed under President's rule; Bangarappa launches Karnataka Congress Party. |
| 7/3/1948 | H. M. S. Auchils was taken over by Indian Navy. |
| 2/23/1969 | Madhubala, famous Hindi film actress, passed away. |
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