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Historical Event on 6/16/1997

P. Sukumaran (50), Malayalam film actor, died in Kochi.

Other Historical Dates and Events
12/5/1950Sikkim becomes a protectorate of India.
5/23/1923Nirode Ranjan Chowdhury, Indian cricket pace bowler (1949-52), was born in Calcutta.
5/8/1954Indian Government decided to integrate Chandranagar in West Bengal which was under the rule of the French.
1/12/1948Gandhiji decides to fast for communal peace in Delhi for communal riots which broke between Hindus and Muslims at Calcutta. Mountbatten fails to dissuade Gandhiji.
12/22/1939When Britain declared war against the Germans it appealed for help from all political parties. Congress put up some conditions which in other words were the immediate transfer of power. The Viceroy promised to give due consideration to the suggestions of each party and that the dominion status would be given after the war. Congress in order to pressurize the Govt. boycotted all ministries and started a civil disobedience movement and eventually resigned. Jinnah declared 22nd Dec 1939 as ""Day of Deliveranc
5/13/1998India carries out two more nuclear tests at Pokharan in Rajasthan.
2/25/1962India Congress Party wins elections.
12/20/1946Gandhiji completes his month-long sojourn at Srirampur.
5/13/1997Doordarshan drops plans to enter the direct-to-home (DTH) mode of television transmission.
3/21/1979The Cytology Research Centre was set up at New Delhi (renamed as the Institute of Cytology and Preventive Oncology in 1988).