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Historical Event on 4/16/1997
G. Kishenchand, former Indian Test cricketer, died.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 5/12/1930 | R. H. Tahiliyani, former Navy Chief of India Admiral, was born. |
| 1/14/1851 | Peshwa Bajirao Raghunath, last Peshwa of Marathas, passed away at Brahmawart. |
| 11/1/1983 | Rajiv Gandhi, 48, who was chosen to succeed his assassinated mother, was sworn in as Prime Minister in New Delhi today. Across the Jamuna River, in a Sikh slum, evidence was found of the enormous political problems the new Prime Minister faced. The bodies of at least 95 Sikhs were discovered. The Indian army had also been ordered into nine other cities. Religious warfare between Sikhs and Hindus had claimed at least 1,000 lives since Indira Gandhi was assassinated. The security guards who killed her were both Sikhs. US Secretary of State George Shultz, who attended the funeral, assured the new Prime Minister of US interest in a ""strong and stable India."" US-Indian relations had been strained recently because of United States support for Pakistan. Shultz called for a ""renewed positive trend"" in re |
| 1/14/1948 | First issue of Marathi daily newspaper 'Loksatta' was published. |
| 8/2/1994 | Opposition quits Parliament panels, boycotts sessions. |
| 10/15/1915 | Dr. I. Gopalkrishnan, Cricket Test Umpire for 7 tests from 1960-67, was born in Tamil Nadu. |
| 12/3/1882 | Nandalal Bose, great Indian painter and master, was born in Bengal. |
| 1/12/1901 | Umashankar Dikshit, senior leader of Indira Congress, was born. |
| 9/13/1906 | Surendra Kumar Dey, social reformer and politician, was born at Sylhet (Bangladesh). |
| 8/6/1996 | Dr. Raj Kumar was conferred Dada Saheb Phalke award. |
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