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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
4/23/1774British Commander Colonel Chapman defeated Rohilla's army and captured Ruhelkhand.
5/7/1996Third and final phase of polling begins for 185 LS constituencies and 154 assembly constituencies; 55 to 60\% turnout was witnessed and there was widespread violence in Bihar.
6/5/1996Kubernath Rai, well known writer, passed away.
2/16/1982Jawaharlal Nehru was staged first time in Calcutta Invitation International Gold Cup Football Tournament.
10/28/1997Cabinet permits RBI to issue rupee notes of 1000 denomination.
5/5/1955Indian parliament accept Hindu divorce.
6/23/1984An Air-India jumbo jet plunged into the Atlantic Ocean near Ireland today, killing all 329 people on board. Indian officials said the crash apparently was caused by a bomb placed aboard the jetliner by a Sikh extremist group as retaliation for an army raid.
8/22/1992Congress (I) with its allies secures a simple majority in the Lok Sabha following the merger of Telugu Desam into the party.
2/28/1930Sir Chandrasekhar V. Raman, Scientist, 1930 Nobel Prize in Physics for discovering ""Raman Effect"". He is also the first Indian to receive this honor in Physics, The Indian Nobel Laureates.
3/17/1994Wali Mohammad Itto, former Speaker of J&K Assembly shot dead by militants.