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Historical Event on 4/16/1997
G. Kishenchand, former Indian Test cricketer, died.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 10/21/1916 | Dinkarrai Dhirajlal Desai, cricket Test Umpire for 3 tests from 1955-57, was born in Gujarat. |
| 2/19/1855 | U. V. Swaminathan Iyyer, mahamahopadhyay Tamil author, was born. |
| 7/21/1658 | Aurangzeb celebrated his being the emperor of Mugal Empire at Delhi. He was informally enthroned. |
| 5/20/1965 | Under the leadership of Commander M. S. Kohli, Indian Trackers concurred Mount Everest. Captain A. S. Chima and Sherpa Nawang Gombu were the first to reach the summit. |
| 1/20/1988 | Khan Abdul Gafar Khan, follower of Mahatma Gandhi, better known as Sarhadi Gandhi or Frointier Gandhi, passed away. |
| 12/24/1880 | Pattabhi Sitaramayya, politician and president of Indian National Congress, was born in Andhra Pradesh. |
| 6/30/1986 | Mizoram became the state of India. |
| 9/11/1950 | Sorabjee Harmasji Colah, cricketer (69 runs in India's first 2 tests 1932-33), passed away. |
| 9/19/1995 | PM leaves for a 5-day visit to the two Central Asian republics of Turkmenistan and Kyrghistan. |
| 11/25/1995 | The four-states of Gujarat, Goa, Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh proposes trade bloc for western States (Western Regional Cooperation). |
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