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Historical Event on 8/16/1997

Krishan Kant, Andhra Pradesh's Governor, elected as the Vice President of India.

Other Historical Dates and Events
10/3/1957Republican Party of India established.
6/17/1993K. D. Dharmadhikari (Nana), veteran freedom fighter, died.
1/8/1927The first scheduled London-Delhi flight arrives after 63 hrs. Air Minister Sir Samuel Hoare is on board.
7/3/1751Pilaji Jadhav died.
2/1/1994PM Rao attends the World Economic Forum meeting at Davos, Switzerland.
4/20/1989President's rule imposed in Karnataka.
9/9/1896Shyam Lal Gupt 'Parshad', freedom fighter, social worker and Padamshree awardee, was born in Narwal village near Kanpur in Uttar Pradesh.
11/16/1995The Pension scheme ordinance for 18 million Provident Fund subscribers takes effect with an initial corpus of Rs. 85.00 billion.
11/3/1997Vice President Krishan Kant presents India's 3-point 'South's positive agenda' at G-15 meet at Kuala Lumpur to ensure a fair deal in the process of globalisation.
2/20/1987Lok Dal splits over leadership issue.