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Historical Event on 8/16/1997

Bodo extremists kill 13 villagers in Nalbari district in Assam.

Other Historical Dates and Events
9/11/1967China and India exchange artillery fire on Sikkim-Tibet border.
7/11/1924Moslem-Hindu rebellion in Delhi.
10/27/1907Sardar Bhagat Singh, the great martyr, was born in village Banga, Lyallpur (now in Pakistsan) in a reputed Sikh freedom fighter's family.
12/15/1932Tirunellai Narayana Iyer Seshan, Chief Election Commissioner of India, was born.
7/25/1977Neelam Sanjiva Reddy became the sixth President of India. His held this office till July 25, 1982.
11/24/1930Chandrakant Trimbak Patankar, cricketer ( wicket keeper in one Test India vs NZ 1955-56), was born in Pen, Maharashtra.
2/1/1994PM Rao attends the World Economic Forum meeting at Davos, Switzerland.
8/7/1990Govt. of India accepts the Mandal Commission's recommendations and decides to reserve 27\% jobs for the backward classes. Violent protests rock parts of Northern India against Mandal Commission.
1/16/1924In a tragic ship wreck, Kumaran Asan, famous Malayalam poet & eminent social worker, died.
4/1/1995The Airports Authority of India (AAI) formed by the merger of IAAI and NAA. AAI manages five international airports, 87 domestic airports and 28 civil enclaves.