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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
4/26/1993Indian Airlines' IC 491 crashes at Aurangabad, killing 55 passengers.
2/25/1903Judge Kailas Nath Wanchoo, chief Justice of Supreme Court of India, was born.
11/20/1760Phattesingh Bhosle passed away.
8/18/1995Parvati Giri, also called the Little Mother Teresa, died in Orissa. She was 69. She was a social worker and had taken part during the Quit India movement.
12/10/1886Ardeshir M. Irani, producer, director, exhibitor and founder of Star Films Ltd. Bombay, was born at Poona. His first film was 'Veer Abhimanyu'.
4/1/1986Delhi beat Haryana by innings and 141 runs to win the Ranji Trophy.
12/10/1998Dr. Gurudev S. Khush, rice breeder at the International Rice Research Institute, Philippines, and Dr. Sanjaya Rajaram, wheat breeder at the International Wheat and Maize Improvement Centre, Mexico, share the Rank Prize announced in London.
6/29/199324 jawans were killed in ambush by NSCN militants in Manipur.
6/4/1997Indian National Satellite (INSAT-2D), fourth satellite in INSAT-2 series, launched. This has additional capabilities such as mobile satellite service, business communication and television outreach beyond Indian boundaries. This became inoperable due to power bus anamoly since Oct. 4, 1997. It was launched by European launch vehicle, Ariane from Kourov in French Guyana.
5/29/1987Chaudhary Charan Singh, former Prime Minister, leader of farmers and freedom fighter, passed away at the age of 85 yrs.