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Historical Event on 1/16/1996

Supreme Court says trial courts should hold trial of rape cases in camera.

Other Historical Dates and Events
1/24/1997Justice Meera Sahib Fathima Beevi and Justice Sukhdev Singh Kang appointed Governors of Tamil Nadu and Kerala respectively.
4/24/1932450 people seized by British for defying ban on Indian National Congress.
7/20/1969M. Hidayatullah became the first acting President of India.
8/10/1982Memorial of 201 martyrs from Maharashtra inaugurated.
6/13/1991Shiv Sharma, Doordarshan Director General, was shot at in Delhi by suspected Punjab terrorists.
8/3/1886Maithili Sharan Gupta, first man of modern Hindi poetry and literature, writer, patriot and social worker, was born at Chirgaon village near Jhansi.
10/20/198121-month-old Left United Front Ministry led by E. K. Nayanar resigns in Kerala.
10/1/2000Ram Vilas Paswan, Communications Minister, launched the Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited having total functional autonomy.
1/24/1952The first International Film Festival of India held in Bombay, this event had a great impact on Indian Cinema.
2/24/1786Charles Cornwallis appointed Governor-General of India.