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Historical Event on 9/16/1997
Rajeev Balakrishnan sets 100m national mark in the ITC International Athletics meet.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 8/2/1959 | Little Theatre was established. |
| 10/19/1997 | BSP withdraws support to Kalyan Singh government in UP because of its 'anti-Dalit' policies. |
| 7/7/1896 | The premier show of the 'Marvel of the Century', first cinema show India, arranged by the Representatives of French Lumiere brothers- Louis and August Lumiere, was held at Watson Hotel in Bombay. The regular shows, however, started from July 14, 1896 at the Novelty Theatre. This show advertisment appeared in the 'Times of India', carrying details of a film show to be held for the first time on Indian soil. |
| 7/7/1896 | Saint Eknath, bhagwatbhakt, passed away. |
| 9/30/1981 | Pakistan Commando soldiers release 66 hostages in Lahore from five Khalistan hijackers and activists of the Dal Khalsa International. |
| 1/4/1931 | Maulana Mohammad Ali Jauhar, great orator, eminent journalist, fighter and one of the founders of Jamia Millia Islamia, died at London during the first Round Table Conference. He was closely associated to Mahatma Gandhi and took active part in Civil Disobedience Movement. |
| 3/6/1961 | India's first Financial daily 'The Economic Times' started publication from Bombay. |
| 12/5/1933 | Balendu Shantilal Jain, famous hindi writer, was born at Kunchord, M.P. |
| 7/27/1994 | Parliament votes to ban tests for determining the sex of an unborn child, as these tests have resulted in thousands of aborted female fetuses. |
| 5/6/1948 | India rejected the Security Council's plan for UN supervision over plebiscite in Kashmir. |
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