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Historical Event on 7/16/1996
The four basin states of Narmada valley - Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Gujarat, Maharashtra - reach agreement to raise the height of Sardar Sarovar dam in Gujarat to 436' after which hydrological studies will be done for 5 years to decide whether the height should be raised to the awarded 455'.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 2/18/1994 | India rejects OIC offer to mediate on Kashmir. |
| 3/23/1919 | Subhadra Joshi, freedom fighter, was born. She took active participation in Salt and non cooperation movement. She also motivated the freedom movement through her newspaper ""Hamara Sangram"". |
| 6/22/1982 | 19 persons were killed and 25 injured when an Air India Boeing 707 from Singapore via Madras crashed at Bombay. |
| 4/13/1971 | Carlton Chapman, Indian Soccer (Football) player, was born in Bangalore, Karnataka. |
| 2/18/1975 | Yogesh Shyam, soccer(Football) player, was born. |
| 6/23/1992 | Tin Bigha Day protest in India of corridor opening to Bangladesh. |
| 1/16/1997 | Dr. Datta Samant, Trade Union leader, shot dead in Mumbai. |
| 4/18/1971 | Gavaskar makes 220 in second innings vs West Indies after 124 in first. |
| 9/28/1909 | Jairaj, famous film actor, was born. His first film was 'Sparkling Youth' (1930). He was a receipant of Dada Saheb Phalke Award. Some of his films are 'Fight unto Death', 'All for love', 'Bhawani No Bhog', 'Pearl', 'Queen of Faries', 'The Enemy', 'My Hero'. |
| 10/4/1986 | Helicoptor Corporation of India established. |
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