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Historical Event on 8/16/1997

Krishan Kant, Andhra Pradesh's Governor, elected as the Vice President of India.

Other Historical Dates and Events
2/20/1968First Edition of 'Amrit Bazar Patrika' weekly was published in Bengali language.
3/1/1996Supreme Court frees CBI from the control of PM Rao and directs that CBI would take no instruction or permission from or report to any authority personally interested in or likely to be affected by the investigation into the hawala case.
3/1/1961The first AN-12B arrived in India. This was added in the force because of the increasing frequency of clashes with Chinese forces on the Sino-lndian Himalayan border and the need that these revealed for yet further increase in airlift capability, together with a requirement for medium helicopters suitable for high-altitude operation, orders were placed in the Soviet Union for eight Antonov An- 12B and 24IL-yushin 11- 14 transport aircraft plus 10 Mi-4 helicopters.
1/5/1659Aurangzeb defeated Shah Shuja in the battle of Khawan near Allahabad.
6/19/1877Pandurang Chimanaji Patil, famous agriculturist of Maharashtra, was born.
9/15/1947Gandhi deplores the idea of population transfer.
11/13/1999A woman commits 'sati' in Satpura village in Mohaba district of Uttar Pradesh
10/26/1890Martyr Ganesh Shankar Vidyarthi was born at Allahabad. He was also the editor of revolutionary weekly 'Pratap'.
11/15/1991Import curbs on capital goods relaxed.
2/18/1999Ramakrishna Hedge, Commerce Minister, launched the India Brand Equity Fund (IBEF).