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Historical Event on 8/16/1997

Krishan Kant, Andhra Pradesh's Governor, elected as the Vice President of India.

Other Historical Dates and Events
3/19/1998E.M.S. Namboodiripad, veteran communist leader of CPM and Kerala's first Chief Minister, passed away in Thiruvananthapuram at the age of 88.
5/24/1993India and Uzbekistan sign five pacts.
2/18/1911Captain Vasudev Belwalkar, who had also written the novels on history and war, was born.
8/16/1991Indian Airliner Boeing 737 crashes in Manipur's Churachandpur district killing all 69 aboard.
11/7/1996Cyclonic storm hits Andhra Pradesh.
7/3/1838Mama Parmanand, one of the founders of `Prarthana Samaj', was born.
3/20/1926For the first time in the history of the competition, Scotland beats England for rugby's Calcutta Cup in London.
5/13/1991P. Sudhir Kumar released in exchange for a few Naxals in jail.
1/26/199647th Republic Day celebrated;Chief Guest was Fernando Henrique Cardoso, President of Brazil.
5/28/1992Indo-US naval exercises begin.