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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
9/20/1928Narayan Guru ""Nanu"" of Kerala entered in maha Samadhi. His teachings are held in great reverence even today.
9/1/1977M. L. Wadhawan was appointed as the Narcotics Commissioner of India. He headed this office till 02-09-1979.
1/5/1995PM gives valedictory address at the 8th World Tamil Conference in Madurai.
4/3/1966First Indian-made computer commissioned in Jadavpur University campus.
12/29/1885A group of middle-class intellectuals in India, some of them British, found the Indian National Congress to be a voice of Indian opinion to the British government. This was the origin of the later Congress Party which was founded in Bombay.
9/27/1989Hemanta Kumar Mukherjee, noted playback singer and music director, died.
8/17/1996CBI seizes another Rs. 65 lakhs from Sukh Ram's residence.
1/26/1997Delhi becomes the first state in India to enforce a ban on smoking in all public places.
1/18/1942Gandhiji restarts 'Harijan' and allied weeklies.
12/5/1657Murad proclaimed himself Emperor of India.