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Historical Event on 4/16/1997

Anupama Gokhale wins National women's `A' chess in Calcutta.

Other Historical Dates and Events
10/25/1980Sahir Ludhiyanvi, famous Urdu poet, died.
7/23/1976Hari Chand at Montreal sets record for 10,000m in 28.48.72.
10/4/1907Riots in Calcutta.
1/5/1957Adintrim Sales Tax Act was introduced and the Central Sales Tax Act of 1956 came into force.
1/30/1908Gandhiji was summoned to see General Smuts at Pretoria and released on reaching a compromise.
8/8/1905Dhyanchand, great Hockey player, was born.
4/2/1926The worst Hindu-Muslim riots break out in Calcutta.
10/15/1686Aurangzeb attacked and conqured Bijapur and this was the end of the Muslim Adilshahi's era.
6/4/1958The three-men Indian Mountaineering group successfully climbed the high Peak in the Garhwal Hills Range.
6/13/1991Shiv Sharma, Doordarshan Director General, was shot at in Delhi by suspected Punjab terrorists.