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Historical Event on 12/16/1997
Mamata Banerjee, Congress(I) rebel, declares that she would seek recognition and separate symbol for her ""Trinamul Congress'' and contest elections on her own.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 2/6/1966 | Madurai Kamraj University established. |
| 1/18/1998 | India overtake a Pakistan total of 314 to win one-day final in Dhaka. |
| 4/23/1751 | Gilbert Aliat Minto, governor general of East India Company, was born. |
| 5/14/1914 | Ekanath Dattatreya Kulkarni, educationist and writer, was born at Bhaloni, Tal Pandharpur. |
| 2/15/1951 | Stephen H. Smith, father and pioneer of Indian Aero Philately or air borne mail, passed away. |
| 6/8/1929 | Ventappa Musandra Muddiah, cricketer (Indian off-spinner in 2 Tests 1959-61), was born in Bangalore. |
| 6/8/1929 | Saint Namdev passed away. |
| 4/27/1878 | Calcutta University started Women's Education, and allowed women to appear in the Entrance Examination. |
| 1/19/1977 | World's largest crowd--12.7 million--gather for Indian religious festival 'Kumbh Mela'. |
| 3/23/1994 | Last day of Test cricket for Kapil Dev. |
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