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Historical Event on 5/16/1975

Sikkim annexed principality and was declared as the 22nd state of Indian Union.

Other Historical Dates and Events
11/23/1937Sir Jagdish Chandra Bose, eminent scientist, passed away due to heart attack. In 1901, he proved that ""plants and animal have similar touch sense"". He founded Bose Research Institute in Calcutta and authored world famous books ""Response in Living and Non-Living""(1902) and ""Nervous Merchanism of Pl
11/23/1937Mughals capture Ahmednagar.
11/3/19843,000 die in a three-day anti-Sikh riotsin India.
10/17/1997Prime Minister lays foundation stone of the Science City being set up at Jalandhar, Punjab.
3/15/1946Attlee offers India full independence after agreement on constitution in London.
2/25/1897Dr. Amarnath Jha, educationist, was born.
4/5/1919India's first modern shipping company Scindia Steam Navigation's first ship 'Liberty' started its journey. The weight of the ship was 5,940 tonnes.
2/25/1840Vinayak Konddev Oak, Marathi litteratewur, was born.
12/14/1901Gandhiji reaches Rajkot via Porbunder.
12/4/1977Ajit Agarkar, promising Indian ODI all-rounder, was born.