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Historical Event on 7/16/1997

Kamal Hassan gets best actor award for ''Indian'' while Tabu bags best actress award for ''Maachis''.

Other Historical Dates and Events
5/12/1966Sardar Sikandar Hayat, President of Pakistan-occupied Kashmir, resigns.
10/6/1808Ardaseer Cursetjee Wadia, professor, pioneer, innovator, chief engineer and Inspector of Machinery at the Steam Factory at Bombay and one of the dignitaries, was born.
6/23/1980Sanjay Gandhi, great Indian politician and younger son of Indira Gandhi, died in a plane crash. He was recently appointed as the General Secretary of the AICC (I).
1/29/1912Judge A.N. Ray, Chief Justice and Supreme Court of India, was born.
6/6/1999Paes-Bhupathi bagged their maiden Grand Slam doubles crown, defeating Goran Ivanisevic and Jeff Tarango in the final.
3/29/1979Delhi beat Karnataka by 399 runs to win Cricket's Ranji Trophy.
2/27/1987UN Secretary General Javier Perez de Cuellar recieved the Jawaharlal Nehru award for International Understanding.
12/31/1988Nuclear Fuel Complex was established in Hyderabad.
2/3/1986Pope John Paul II meets Mother Teresa at Calcutta.
7/31/1985Lalit Maken, Congress (I) M.P, his wife and a visitor at their residence in Delhi were shot down by terrorists.