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Historical Event on 8/16/1974
A.Shankar was appointed as the Narcotics Commissioner of India. He headed this office till 31st March 1977.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 4/13/1851 | Ganga Ram, great social reformer and an assistant engineer in the Public Works Department, Punjab, was born at Mangtanwala, now in Pakistan. |
| 1/17/1908 | Akkineni Lakshmi Varaprasada Rao Prasad, film producer, was born. |
| 12/17/2000 | The 13-day nationwide postal strike called off. |
| 1/2/1948 | Nehru threatens Indian action to stop Pakistani raids into Kashmir. |
| 5/24/1992 | D. R. Bhagwat, veteran journalist, passed away. |
| 10/20/1991 | Pandit Kalyandas Mahaprasad, famous Kathak dancer, died. |
| 4/12/1976 | India set 403 to win against the West Indies. |
| 1/14/1851 | Peshwa Bajirao Raghunath, last Peshwa of Marathas, passed away at Brahmawart. |
| 12/10/1945 | Aust Services lose third Victory Test Cricket to India by 6 wkts. |
| 8/16/1980 | Communal riots continue; death toll in Uttar Pradesh City hits 130. |
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