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Historical Event on 3/16/1993

Bomb blast in a multi-storey building in Calcutta kills 70 people.

Other Historical Dates and Events
8/15/1947Hindu-Muslim association in Calcutta.
3/1/1993Narayan Ganesh Goray passed away (1-5-98).
5/27/1948The trial of nine men accused of assassination of Gandhi before a special court judge at the Red Fort. The trial ended on 30th Dec.
7/25/1987Ramaswamy Venkataraman became the eighth President of India. He held this office till July 25, 1992.
12/14/1931Viceroy of India issues new powers to seize properties of those who, following independence leader Gandhi, refuse to pay taxes.
11/12/1896Salim Moizuddin Abdul Ali, explorer, ecologist, teacher, writer and bird watcher, was born.
6/1/1955India's Untouchability (Offence) Act comes into force.
1/20/1988Shiv Charan Mathur sworn in as CM of Rajasthan.
4/19/1994Rajindersing Sparo, first awardee of `Mahavir Chakra' and former Chief Minister of Punjab Major General, passed away.
5/28/1997Former Union Ministers Arjun Singh, N.D. Tiwari, R.K. Dhawan and Madhavrao Scindia discharged in the Jain hawala case by special judge V.B. Gupta.