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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
10/1/1887Pandit Hridaynath Ajudhianath Kunzru, politician and social worker, was born at Agra.
10/4/1974India in apartheid protest refuses to play South Africa in Davis Cup finals.
7/7/1943Rasbehari Bose handed over the command of 'Azad Hind Fauz' to Netaji Subhashchandra Bose at Singapore.
9/25/1993Soli Sorabji, 63, nominated as Prosecutor of the International War Crimes Court by UN Secretary General.
1/14/1926Mahashweta Devi was born at Jinda Bahar Lane, Dhaka.
2/4/1628Shahjahan was enthroned and proclaimed emperor at Agra.
6/30/1931June Thorburn, actress (Touch & Go, Children Galore), was born in Kashmir, India.
10/24/1966Yugoslavia, UAR call on the US at New Delhi to stop bombing of North Vietnam.
10/15/1987Times Eye Research Foundation was established in Amritsar, India.
1/1/1948Orissa High Court was established at Cuttack for Orissa territory.