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Historical Event on 4/16/1997

Anupama Gokhale wins National women's `A' chess in Calcutta.

Other Historical Dates and Events
12/31/1996Gold import policy liberalised.
1/2/1973General S. H. F. J. Manekshaw appointed as Field Marshall.
10/19/1910Subrahamanyam Chandrasekhar was born in Lahore. He was one of the world's leading astrophysicists. For his contributions to the study of stars, Chandrasekhar had received the highest award in Science, the Noble Prize in Physics in 1983.
11/30/1994Mrinalini Desai, freedom fighter and famous litterateur, died.
9/14/1992The government allows foreign investors to enter the Indian capital market; incentives offered.
1/22/1903Shankar Das Banerji, lawyer and politician, was born at Calcutta.
10/30/1924Word Saving Day.
4/2/1980Raj Narain expelled from Lok Dal forms Janata (S) Party.
11/13/1901War Secretary Brodrick claimed that Boers were killing natives in large numbers. He intended to withdraw troops from India to fight in S. Africa at London.
1/31/1994Milind Desai, 12, the youngest editor in Gujarati journalism, died of leukemia.