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Historical Event on 6/16/1997

K. R. Narayanan, Vice-President, is the joint candidate of Congress(I) and United Front for Presidentship in July 14 election.

Other Historical Dates and Events
10/2/1929Mahatma Gandhi made the Navjivan publication a charitable trust
2/14/1990An Indian Airlines Airbus crashes at Bangalore killing 92 people.
3/11/1915Vijay Samuel Hazare, cricketer (prolific Indian batsman 1946-54), was born in Sangli, Maharashtra.
7/29/1987India and Sri Lanka sign peace accord at Colombo in a bid to end the 5-year old ethnic trouble. This stance taken thereafter by the LTTE added several dimensions to the scenario. It was a multi-purpose role that the Navy has been required to play.
9/4/1996Narasimha Rao questioned by CBI.
6/1/1959N.G. Ranga resigned from the Indian National Congress and took up the leadership of the newly formed Swatantra Party.
11/6/1937Yashwant BipinBihari Sinha was born in Patna (Bihar).
4/4/1984Squadron Leader Rakesh Sharma was the first Indian Astronaut to go in space from Baikanaur aboard Soviet Space Craft 'Soyuz 11' and revolved around the earth.
3/21/1998Jaswant Singh is appointed Deputy Chairman of the Planning Commission after the resignation of Prof. Madhu Dandavate.
11/5/1995Common Guidance test flight of Trishul successful.