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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 |
| 10/28/1997 | Govt. extends ceasefire in Nagaland by 3 months from October 31. |
| 2/17/1968 | Dr. Kailas Nath Katju, freedom fighter, politician, leader, Governor of Orissa and West Bengal, passed away. |
| 8/20/1905 | Lord George Curzon reigned as the Viceroy of India. He was then replaced by Lord Minto II, the Earl of Minto. |
| 8/20/1905 | Firuz Shah Tughluq(1351-88), nephew of Muhammad Tughluq, succeded as emperor of Delhi. |
| 9/3/1997 | India and E.U. sign an agreement envisaging a $200 m. E.U. aid for the country's primary health care programme. |
| 6/12/1894 | Busushottam Vishwanath Bapat, internationally famed Pali language expert, translator and editor, was born. |
| 4/15/1994 | India signed `GAT' agreement. |
| 6/8/1915 | Geeta Rahasya', written by Lokmanya Tilak, published. |
| 9/11/1921 | Subramania Bharati, freedom fighter, Tamil poet and editor, passed away at an early age of 39. |
| 6/27/1967 | First Indian made AVRO aircraft passenger Plane HS748 handed over to Indian Airlines. |
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