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Historical Event on 4/16/1997
Govt. orders foreign and domestic airlines to install air safety systems by the end of 1998. Aircraft with more than 30 seats that do not have Airborne Collision Avoidance System and transponders not to be allowed into Indian airpace from 1/1/99.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 5/27/1964 | Gulzarilal Nanda was entrusted the responsibility as Acting Prime Minster of India. He held this office till June 9, 1964. He is till date the only Acting Prime Minster of India. |
| 2/18/1983 | Violence between Hindu Tamils and Buddhist Singhalese in Sri Lanka marks beginning of Tamil rebellion by Tiger freedom fighters demanding an independent nation called Eelam. Prolonged civil war results. |
| 10/4/1992 | D. M. Sutar, freedom fighter and senior journalist, died. |
| 3/10/1940 | Banwarilal Bhagwandas Purohit, famous leader of Vidarbha, was born. |
| 5/5/1916 | Giani Zail Singh, President of India, was born in Sandhwan village, Punjab. |
| 9/14/1953 | Andhra Pradesh was established. Hyderabad became the capital instead of Karnul. |
| 11/10/1990 | Two Burmese youth hijack a Thai Airlines Airbus with 221 passengers on board to Calcutta. |
| 8/10/2000 | Arjuna Ranatunga, former Sri Lankan cricket captain, retires from international cricket. |
| 6/9/1923 | Idris Hassan Latif, Air Chief Marshal, was born at Hyderabad, Deccan. |
| 9/7/1995 | Chandrababu Naidu, Andhra Pradesh CM, wins the vote of confidence. He received 227 votes. 31 were neutral. |
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