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Historical Event on 4/16/1997
Anupama Gokhale wins National women's `A' chess in Calcutta.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 5/11/1999 | Rajiv Gandhi Assassination Case: The Supreme Court confirmed the death sentence on four of the 26 accused, life imprisionment to three and acquitted the remaining 19 people. |
| 1/12/1996 | Supreme Court holds that horse racing is not gambling, but a game of skill. |
| 5/19/1956 | The Indian govt. bans six U.S. and two British films for presenting a 'disparaging' impression of life in Africa, including 'African Queen' and 'Mogambo' at New Delhi. |
| 4/17/1975 | Dr. Sarvapalli Radhakrishnan, India's second president, died at Madras. |
| 9/9/1949 | Hindi was accepted as the national language of India. |
| 6/1/1947 | Balbhimraj Gore, litterateur and Hindi critic, was born. |
| 6/17/1917 | Krishan Kumar Chopra, medical practitioner and social worker, was born at Lahore. |
| 7/17/1996 | Madras to be known as 'Chennai' henceforth. |
| 8/9/1971 | Vinodnand Jha, former Chief Minister of Bihar, died. |
| 7/20/1954 | Armistice for Indo-China signed. |
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