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Historical Event on 1/16/1996

Supreme Court says trial courts should hold trial of rape cases in camera.

Other Historical Dates and Events
10/25/1951First General Election of India begins.
10/25/1951Banka Mahar, 'bhagwatbhakt', passed away by taking Samadhi.
3/17/1863Sayajirao Gaekwad of Baroda was born.
4/18/1930Surya Sen alias Masterda attacked on Armoury of Chittagong with 62 men of the Indian Republican Army.
10/6/1927The first independent film processing laboratory, Atmanand Laboratory, was set up by Narayanrao alias Dhanjibhai K. Desai at Bombay.
3/28/1998The BJP-led alliance survived its first test of trust with the support of Chandrababu Naidu's Telgu Desam Party. Jayalalitha continues to call the shots.
1/8/1993Dr. P.C. Alexander appointed Governor of Maharashtra.
2/2/1982Mohanlal Purushottamdas Sukhadia, Chief Minister of Rajasthan, freedom fighter, passed away. He was the Chief Minister of Rajasthan from 1954-1971. He introduced Panchayati Raj in Rajasthan and worked for its industrialisation also.
3/14/1994Narsinha Rao, Prime Minister, arrives in London for a 4-day official visit.
7/17/1947Ramdas Coastal Steamer sank off Bombay claiming 550 lives.