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Historical Event on 3/16/1997
The first batch of three Russian-made Sukhoi-30 combat aircraft reaches India.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 5/18/1999 | R. B. Sapre, India's first national chess champion, died in Mumbai. |
| 8/1/1947 | Partition of India into India and Pakistan. Power transferred. Lord Mountbatten becomes Governor General of India and Muhammed Ali Jinnah, Governor General of Pakistan. |
| 3/6/1928 | Nilkanth Ramanbhai Mahipatrao, famous Gujrati litterateur, critic, dramatist and social reformer, died. |
| 3/30/1993 | India forgoes Narmada loan balance because of World Bank's strict regulations. |
| 10/20/1997 | All India Hindu Conference begins at Hardwar. |
| 7/12/1993 | West Bengal Governor Dr. Nurul Hasan, 72, died. |
| 1/1/1910 | Rajnath Pandey, great writer and educationist, was born in Pindra, Varanasi (U.P.). |
| 5/12/1992 | Security scandal, RBI extends probe to four foreign banks. |
| 5/12/1992 | Mughal army defeated Rana Pratapsingh in the battle of Haldighat. |
| 1/14/1994 | C. V. Waran, veteran freedom fighter and social worker, passed away. |
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