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Historical Event on 7/16/1997

V. S. Rama Devi, Secretary-General of Rajya Sabha, appointed Governor of Himachal Pradesh.

Other Historical Dates and Events
10/5/1990Dr. Rajkumar Varma, famous Hindi journalist and playwright, died.
10/1/1997Parliamentarian and All-India Forward Bloc general secretary, Chitta Basu died during his journey by Howrah-bound Danaput Express from Patna. He was 72.
10/9/1968Olympic Games open in Mexico City.
10/27/1999Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) in Madhya Pradesh splits.
7/22/1944Man Mohan Modi Seth , great industrialist, was born at Modinagar, U.P.
3/13/1978Ghulam Mustafa Guard, cricketer (3 wkts in 2 Tests for India), passed away.
1/26/1965Hindi Language is accepted as National language of India.
2/28/1987The National Science Day was celebrated for the first time at the ICMR Headquarters and all its Institutes/Centres in February 1987 through exhibitions, lectures, demonstration campaigns etc. (This has now become an annual event).
11/15/2000Congress(I) gives a thumping mandate to Sonia Gandhi.
6/25/1908Sucheta Kriplani, former Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh, was born.