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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 |
| 7/6/1939 | Manmohan Sood, cricketer (scored 0 & 3 in his only Test for India), was born in Lahore. |
| 12/20/1948 | Ladha Ramji, brother of Amar Singh and played his only Test vs Eng in 1933-34, died at Rajkot. |
| 7/25/1982 | Gyani Zail Singh became 7th President of India. He held the office till July 25, 1987. |
| 10/23/1997 | I.K. Gujral, PM, leaves for Edinburgh to attend Commonwealth Heads of Govt. Meeting. |
| 12/31/1802 | Peshwa Baji Rao-II, after being defeated by Yashwant Rao Holkar, signed the treaty of Subsidiary Allowance and accepted security of British Government. |
| 1/6/1947 | All India Congress Commitee accepted the division of country. |
| 10/21/1954 | Government of India and France sign an agreement for the de-facto transfer of the French settlement of Pondicherry, Karaikal, Mahe to the Indian Union. The merger took place on November 1. |
| 12/9/1942 | Dr. Dwarkanath Kotnis, doctor of international fame, died at Kokun village, China. |
| 2/21/1973 | V. R. Sonalkar was appointed as the Narcotics Commissioner of India. He headed this office till 31-07-1974. |
| 5/3/1969 | Dr. Zakir Hussain(1897-1969), third President of India and the first Muslim President who occupied this office on 13 May, 1967, passed away. He is also remembered as an educationist. |
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