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Historical Event on 5/16/1975

Sikkim High Court was established at Gangtok for Sikkim territory.

Other Historical Dates and Events
6/4/1959Chakravarti Rajagopalachari opposed the Socialist Policies of Indian National Congress and founded Swatantra Party alongwith Ranga.
1/12/2000The Union Cabinet approves a proposal of the Civil Aviation Ministry to privatise the airports at Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai and Calcutta and a new airport in Bangalore on a 30-year lease which can be extended by 19 years.
8/5/1992The Supreme Court appoints a 3-member panel to visit Ayodhya and report on the new structures there.
5/1/1993Narayan Ganesh Goray, socialist stalwart, 86, passed away in Pune.
12/31/1996Gold import policy liberalised.
7/17/1974J.P. Narain leads an agitation for dissolution of the Bihar Assembly.
9/26/1977Uday Shankar (Chowdhury), producer and director of dance-based film 'Kalpana', passed away. He was the elder brother of Pandit Ravishankar. His main achievement was the blending of the Indian classical style with the Western Ballet and various folk dances.
6/20/1987Dr. Salim Ali, internationally renowned expert of birds, died at Bombay.
5/20/1992Jayalalitha sacks R. M. Veerappan from her cabinet in Tamil Nadu.
1/17/1993LTTE commander Sadasivan Krishnakumar alias Kittu was killed in a ship blaze off Madras coast.