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Historical Event on 6/16/1997

P. Sukumaran (50), Malayalam film actor, died in Kochi.

Other Historical Dates and Events
12/1/1932A round-table conference on India fails to reach an agreement at London.
1/19/1977World's largest crowd--12.7 million--gather for Indian religious festival 'Kumbh Mela'.
8/4/1935Government of India got the Royal Assent Act 1935.
5/5/1930Gandhiji was arrested and imprisoned without trial. As a result there was ''hartal'' (strike)all over India. Over 100,000 people were jailed before the end of the year.
5/25/1993Kazakhstan offers Baikonur facilities to India.
7/19/1994The Tamil Nadu Bill for continuance of the 69\% reservation policy in the state receives the President's assent.
11/10/1989Foundation stone laid for the Ram Janambhoomi temple at Ayodhya.
2/6/1932Veena Das, revolutionary freedom fighter, shot Stenly Jackson, Governor of Calcutta at the convocation ceremony of B.A. degree, but Jackson was afraid and bend down, thus the aim was missed.
5/4/1993Income Tax exemption limit raised to Rs.30,000; Customs duty on certain drugs reduced.
4/30/1947The entire nation is stirred by religious strife.