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Historical Event on 3/16/1997

Saidian Shafi, correspondent, Ankhon Dekhi', TV news magazine, and his personal security officer killed by militants in Srinagar.

Other Historical Dates and Events
3/24/1993Six of Memon family escape to Karachi.
9/12/1922Chandradhar Sharma Guleri passed away.
9/12/1899Vibhutibhushan Bandopadhyay, world famous Bengali novelist, was born.
9/14/1997Catholic churches in Kerala introduce the system of serving the holy Eucharist in the palm of the faithful instead of on the tongue.
4/14/1950Sri Raman Maharshi, modern south Indian saint, passed away .
1/1/1948Orissa High Court was established at Cuttack for Orissa territory.
1/1/1988The Officers Training School (OTS) was re-christened as Officers Training Academy. Besides training Indian nationals, 74 cadets from Sri Lanka have also been trained at the OTA.
4/11/1993Tamil Nadu and Karnataka decide to form a joint task force to nab Veerappan and announces a reward of Rs. 40 lakh for his capture.
12/5/1931Jayant G. Nadkarni, former Admiral of Indian Navy, was born.
3/31/1997Forex reserves touch a record $ 22.36 billions.