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Historical Event on 12/16/1997

Mamata Banerjee, Congress(I) rebel, declares that she would seek recognition and separate symbol for her ""Trinamul Congress'' and contest elections on her own.

Other Historical Dates and Events
10/28/1981Underground Metro Train Compartments were tested on trial basis at Calcutta.
3/29/1998The new govt. wins the vote of confidence in the Lok Sabha.
10/28/1928M.G.K. Menon, Physics expert, was born.
12/20/1948Ladha Ramji, brother of Amar Singh and played his only Test vs Eng in 1933-34, died at Rajkot.
6/25/1992BJP bags eleven seats in the biennial elections to the Rajya Sabha, Congress (I) secures seven.
11/8/1831Edward R L Bulwer-Lytton was born.
11/8/1831Affonso de Albuquerque, who is regarded as the real founder of Portuguese power in India, died at the age of 73 years.
8/11/1956The Lok Sabha passed the States Reorganisation Act.
11/19/1962Nehru asks more US aid as China drives into India in New Delhi.
5/21/1994The Union Government imposes blanket ban on capitation fee for admission to private professional colleges.