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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 |
| 10/16/1976 | Jalgaon Radio Station started broadcasting. |
| 12/20/1957 | Satyajit Ray's 'Pather Panchali' is declared the best film at the San Francisco Film Festival. |
| 7/15/1993 | Maninderjit Singh Bitta,Punjab Minister of State for Irrigation, appointed new Youth Cong (I) President. |
| 5/6/1775 | Nanda Kumar, king of Calcutta, was arrested. |
| 9/29/1996 | Water from Krishna river (AP) released for Madras. |
| 2/18/1992 | Sikh extremists murder 17 people in Punjab. |
| 7/18/1857 | The Calcutta, Mumbai and Madras Universities were established. |
| 3/29/1998 | The new govt. wins the vote of confidence in the Lok Sabha. |
| 5/4/1799 | Tipu Sultan is killed in a battle against 5,000 British soldiers who stormed and razed his capital, Seringapatanam. |
| 3/17/1985 | Dattu Phadkar, cricketer (Indian all-rounder, 31 Tests 1947-58), passed away. |
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